here we are today

What is in the brown bag? The question that has been nagging us for the last two years! We finally found out and it is not what you expected!

Practicing listening with fresh ears and being willing to change… exploring flexibility and playfulness… could be a blessing in the skies. Sending love to you!

Do you ever see someone that looks familiar from your past? How do you handle it? Do you hide and regret it? Are you relieved? Do you approach? What is made possible when we step in to connection? Who are they now? Who are you now?

Ooh daylights savings starting the week feeling a little off:( sending love! And reflecting on the types of social connection and experience we yearn for and being intentional about investing in those relationships. Sending you a big hug today!

So many factors influence our experience. When it comes to burnout often we thing that we are wrong, or doing something wrong to feel overwhelmed and run down. Let’s take a step back and look at it from some different perspectives. Sending you so much love today!

The reassurance and delight of getting invited to play at the “playground,” as the new person, never gets old. How are you welcoming others into your communities? Where do you want to explore your vulnerability and curiosity as the new person? Let’s get together and play.

Sometimes the first time is a charm, sometimes it is the 100th. To me the charm and the magic is the truth, the raw, real, authentic version, the one with zest. What about you?

Eliminating the word complaining shows us what we are really saying and feeling. Are you practicing? What have you discovered?

After two episodes on complaining I’m not sure the value of keeping the word or concept of complaining in my language or life repertoire. It invalidates and gaslights true dissatisfaction. When is it beneficial to call someone a complainer or to criticize complaining? If we can think of situations then let’s use other words to describe the attitude or behavior we are referring to. Otherwise we per...

How do you define complaining? How do you feel about it? The concept of complaining and how we define could be supporting or hindering authentic intimacy.. say more!! This may be more than one episode. What can we learn from how we relate to this concept and one another? Hopefully a heightened awareness and setting intentions about what it means to you.

I don’t know better than you! However it is tempting and common in this culture to judge one another’s behavior. Our lives are complex, and we would do well to acknowledge that complexity and give each other some compassion and understanding.

Here we are today! How are you feeling? What can you do to care for yourself today? Something simple… a couple deep breaths? A glass of water? Sending love to you!

Follow up on the intention I set in episode 5, and the importance of compassion to moving in the direction of your values.

What is the pace of your day? How is it working for you? I learned something about myself.. very slowly over the last 8 years, that although I can relax, I don’t often do so easily at home (surprise emoji). What about you? What I learned is helping me practice living in alignment with my values. One small practice at a time.

How is your weather? How is it effecting you? What is it reflecting within you? Our environment effects us and we are apart of nature... and we are all experiencing different weather and experiencing weather differently (wide eye emoji). Sending love to you!

The darkness of winter may be a cause for feeling low and it might be a window, an invitation to look at and process our grief. Some grief is based on a specific or acute loss, and sometimes it is a bit more generalized. What is your experience of grief? How might we tether ourselves to one another in our grief? Sending love to you!!

Feeling what is instead of racing to meaning making, action, or avoidance. When we feel what is, we change. Who are you then?

Kicking off the year with a collective vision board, and one of my intentions is to cultivate connection and community. One thing I know I need to do is challenge social norms. Are you with me? We need each other!

Do you procrastinate? In what area? Or, do you judge procrastinators? Let's rewind and see where you can give yourself (and others) some compassion and curiosity around your own unique process. 

Let's have curiosity and compassion around the seedlings of our desires. What is obvious to others is not always obvious to us. Even when it is clear what we desire, the idea of creating or asking for what we desire may feel like a foreign concept. Be gentle with yourself. 

Recently I realized just how often I use visualization as a tool to build my confidence and calm anxiety. I learned about visualization as an athlete many years ago, and have applied it to several areas of life. What situations, environments, relationships bring up anxiety? Walk through in your minds eye what a positive or successful experience looks like. Replay this in your mind to build confide...

Do you ever stress yourself out to do something fast or by a certain time and it makes the experience harder or less enjoyable? Maybe something that you have control over? I.e. not a deadline imposed by others… maybe let’s experiment to allow thing to take the time it takes.. consequences or benefits, and all. What could we learn?

I am on the cusp of solving the mystery!! And reflecting on my social style, which vascilates between awkwardness and smooth comfort.. what is your style? Let's validate our feelings about social experiences. They can be tough and awkward, and with the right people and community the vulnerability is so worth it. We are meant to be together! When it comes to solving this mystery I wonder what will...

Well here we are today, one year after the first day I decided to do this show. My intention was to do a daily podcast and I allowed that intention to evolve as I experimented and did it! So it is an “almost” daily podcast that I did 46% of the days of the year! Some would say this is a bad grade (hehe!) and I say this practice has been in alignment with my values and purpose. What do you want to...

How might the way we simplify and label things / people be limiting? Let’s see and celebrate the magic and complexity of who we are. And have you ever seen a magnified image of your eye / iris? Wow! You are magical and complex!!