“Hey, did you know Lois is Chinese?” This is an inside joke I have with some friends, referring to an occasion when I’d half-jokingly asked this of someone I’d just met, thinking it impossible that someone could not know my heritage. While I’d like to say that I’ve always been perfectly comfortable with my heritage, the truth of the matter is that hasn’t always been… read more
Life Lessons From the Most Unsuspecting of Teachers, Part 3
September 10, 2013We are capable and resourced to handle whatever comes our way, even if we can't immediately fathom that being the case. This is the most profound lesson of all that I learned from my oh-so-wise four-legged Soulmates Romeo and Bella. There's something incredibly empowering about simply surrendering to this truth in and of itself. Imagine what would happen if we automatically responded with this knowledge each… read more
Life Lessons From the Most Unsuspecting of Teachers, Part I
August 27, 2013I’ve had the tremendous privilege to be mom to two amazing bullmastiffs for the ten years that each graced this Earth. While they have since left their physical bodies, their wisdom endures and continues to inform my life. From them, the most unsuspecting of teachers, I have learned some of my life’s most valuable lessons. First and foremost, I learned from Romeo and Bella that we… read more
