Sometimes when faced with a decision big or small, it's tempting to drop into a place of wishy-washy reluctance to make a choice. The problem is that if we agonize over whether to do something, we stop the flow of creativity dead in its tracks. If we're stuck in that 'tween place of yes or no, our soul force is inadvertently sucked up by internal… read more
When circumstances or conditions are imperfect to pursue something we'd love, it's all too tempting to retreat. Beautiful dreams and desires fall casualty to two small but hugely debilitating words, "Yes, but..." Yes, we would love to do something, but there's some reason we think we can't move ahead. The part of us that fears failure and the unknown screams to call it a day… read more
I recently sat through a service celebrating the life of a colleague who'd passed away and recognized a crucial exception to the magic of the 'do-over' about which I recently mused. While we can redo a conversation or interaction that wasn't an authentic reflection of ourselves, we don't get a do-over for this thing called life. We don't get a do-over for the sum total of… read more
