I had the unusual sensation of not recognizing myself when I first looked at the images from a photo shoot for the upcoming update of my website. Who was that staring back at me so intensely? While my mind registered that it was me, something deeper within me felt disconnected as though to ask, "Whoa, is that really me?" (The photo above is from my… read more
If we knew we would lose our eyesight in a matter of time, we likely would look at the world differently, but why should it take a looming loss of vision to begin seeing and appreciating the beauty and wonder of this great Universe? A story I recently read about a woman who'd received this very diagnosis as a 19-year-old college student stuck with me… read more
My recent musing on the essential life skill of receiving is an incomplete conversation without also addressing the ability to ask freely for help. None of us can do this thing called life by ourselves. We all need help on occasion, yet often we're unwilling to ask or it doesn't even cross our minds that resources are available simply for the asking. A dear friend… read more
