Unreasonably Grateful

For several years in my forties, I swam in the ocean each morning. The water was cold when we dove into the Bay and often times it would take a while before my strokes would find the rhythm of the waves in order that I wouldn’t swallow too much water whenever I turned my thermal cap covered head to take a breath as I watched the city lights in the dawn of early morning. This past week has been ful...

As I walk beside my sister, making her choices about treatment, she asked me the other day what I would do if it were me. It is never really easy to put yourself in someone else’s situation; there are so many variables. However, I did share this with her, I would surround myself with love. Listen in for what that might mean to you. Thank you for being here; you matter. I am offering sessions on Tu...

No one wants cancer. Having spent several days over the past week going with my sister to her specialist while she gathers all the information to make the best decision about treatment has been heartwarming. I have to admit that it feels like choosing among all the bad options. However, I keep looking for a way to reframe it, rather than from a strictly medical perspective, so I invite you to list...

Before the Information Age we find ourselves in, most of us trusted some well-known newsmen who showed up on television each morning or night and informed us what was going on. We believed them. It isn’t like that anymore. Everyone has an opinion, and it can easily be broadcast. While that is true of what is going on in the world around us, this episode looks at who we believe about what is going...

While we have shared about change, which is constant and ongoing, this episode, which comes out on Easter Sunday, is about transformation. It is more than a change, as change can happen within the same set of circumstances; transformation brings something into existence that wasn’t there before. Something is now possible that was not possible before. Listen in as we explore a new future together....

We all spend a good bit of time waiting. Whether it is in lines, for takeoffs. Events, calls, appointments, you know what I mean. We wait often. The question is, how do we wait? In this episode, I am suggesting that a great way to wait is in wonder. Listen in. Thank you for being here; you matter. I am offering sessions on Tuesday mornings. If you want an elder to hold space for you and reflect on...

305 Then and Now Embracing Change We have probably all heard that change is the only constant in life. There is a change in every moment, and yet sometimes we resist it, sometimes we wish it would happen, and other times we are completely unaware that change is happening every moment. Let’s look at how to embrace it together. Thank you for being here; you matter. I am offering sessions on Tuesday...

Of course, there is always a giver and a receiver when giving takes place. However, I got to thinking this week about how giving is receiving and what a beautiful gift that is. Listen in, Thank you for being here; you matter. I am offering sessions on Tuesday mornings. If you want an elder to hold space for you and reflect on your amazingness, sign up on my website. I am always happy to hear from...

While most of our attention is on getting or having, consider that it is something available when we begin to look at what we can do without. Emptying is a wonderful practice that often gets us back to no-thing, to at least closer to it. The space where there is No-thing in your way of love. Listen in as we explore the process of doing without. Thank you for being here; you matter. I am offering s...

As I continue to walk through life with my sister, I am aware of how many opportunities she faces that we all face, maybe just not as obvious. While no one knows when our life may come to an end, we often live as if tomorrow is a given rather than a gift. Listen in for some insights her diagnosis is offering us all. Thank you for being here; you matter. I am offering sessions on Tuesday mornings....

How often do you and I live in indecision? We don’t always look at it this way, but honestly, whatever we are doing, thinking, or saying is actually the result of some choice we have made, and yet when facing the BIG questions in life, there is a cost to indecision. Think about it as you listen in this week. Thank you for being here; you matter. I am offering sessions on Tuesday mornings. If you w...

Have you ever realized how many little choices we make each day that shape our future? How about the fact that our future is truly unknown, yet we often live with a degree of certainty. As I walk through my sister’s diagnosis with her, I feel her courage as she truly faces the unknown and has to make choices. Listen in and see what applies to your life and embrace the opportunity to learn without...

What if we are all, no matter our challenges or accomplishments, in the same school of loving and being loved? What if daily, even momentarily, we are invited to love or be loved more deeply, more completely? How are we all doing? Let’s look at this together this week. Thank you for being here; you matter. I am offering sessions on Tuesday mornings. If you want an elder to hold space for you and r...

Have you ever noticed that, no matter what happens, there is a hidden gift? What if we lived our lives finding and being present to the gifts, rather than whatever else is captivating our attention? Listen in, see what gifts you might be missing. Thank you for being here; you matter. I am offering sessions on Tuesday mornings. If you want an elder to hold space for you and reflect on your amazingn...

It’s true bad things do happen and while perhaps we live hoping they don’t happen to us, they often do. So, what do we do when bad things happen. Let’s look at how to navigate tough times while still keeping your heart open. Thank you for being here; you matter. I am offering sessions on Tuesday mornings. If you want an elder to hold space for you and reflect on your amazingness, sign up on my web...

I suspect we all know when something isn’t complete. We keep getting tripped up by it. It keeps arriving on the surface of our consciousness even when we aren’t intentionally thinking about it. It lives on repeat in our minds. You get the idea. Well in this episode lets ’s look at how you can tell when something is actually complete. Let’s look Thank you for being here; you matter. I am offering s...

It was a VERY SLOW start to my new year. I came down with some nasty stomach bug and had one day where I thought I was recovering, and then plummeted to the depths of despair. This is day 9 of no food, now slowly adding liquids and beginning again. Like all events in life, this one was meaningful and full of lessons; it proved no exception. Listen in as I share more (from the depths). Happy New Ye...

As a year comes to an end and we may all see it as a way to create closure and begin to step into something new, please consider that the same opportunity exists in every moment. We don’t always look at it that way, but it’s there. If you are someone who is walking through healing from addiction, you know the value of just one moment; the option is to make a choice that may dictate your future. Li...

One of the many beautiful things about the Christmas season is the gathering of family. While many movies bring up laughing moments of all that may occur when families get together, consider that those times are precious. Let’s look at the value of generational love and the gift of time, no matter what your family history may be Thank you for being here; you matter. I am offering sessions on Tuesd...

One of the easiest ways to tap into what it is like to be expectant is to recall Christmas Eve as a child. Remember going to bed early so the morning would come more quickly? If your family didn’t celebrate Christmas, perhaps it was a birthday, or a summer vacation, something you looked forward to and couldn’t wait for to happen. Let’s look at the difference between having expectations and being e...

My life is feeling Biblical. My husband and I were remarking that we have survived being “ground zero” of a fire in California and now a flood in Idaho. Disasters always carry lessons with them. Listen in as we explore this one. Thank you for being here; you matter. I am offering sessions on Tuesday mornings. If you want an elder to hold space for you and reflect on your amazingness, sign up on my...

Have you ever read a great book and, as you get to the end, read more slowly, not wanting it to end? Well, that is my invitation to you this Christmas holiday season. It’s true another year is coming to an end and rather than get caught up in the rush as the last days of the year approach, I”m inviting you to S L O W down. Listen in to hear why? Thank you for being here; you matter. I am offering...

Those of us in the United States have just finished a day of feasting and giving thanks, so while we digest the bounty of food we ate, let’s look at how to keep the gratitude part of the holiday going. Listen in as I tie gratitude to the rebuilding of trust we talked about last week. Thank you for being here; you matter. I am offering sessions on Tuesday mornings. If you want an elder to hold spac...

Thank you for being here; you matter. In today’s episode, let’s look at trust and how, when, and who we trust. Most of us have experienced a break in trusting, perhaps someone else or ourselves, and the choices we have made. So, how do we rebuild and regain the inner and outer experience of trusting? Let’s explore this together. It is true that without trust, it is almost impossible to build anyth...

Welcome back, or if you are new, welcome As we journey together, discovering more of who we are created to be, I am grateful to be sharing this journey with you. Thank you. This episode comes from my own recent experiences as I continue to heal in what will soon be my 40th year of recovery. I can hardly believe it has been that long,\ and yet, here I am. I don’t know about you, but I imagine that...