A Love Note… For You
Art (And Life) At Arm’s Length
I’m currently reading (or listening to, more precisely) The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp. I began the book while on a plane (of course), completely exhausted (uh-huh), so I kept nodding off. Falling into neck bending, drool-producing slumber. Not that I don’t adore Twyla Tharp. I do. She’s been my favorite choreographer since I…
Love, Death and Hot Vampires
I’ve had nothing but disdain for the whole vampire craze. I just didn’t get it. What was all the fuss about?? I just found out. Thanks to a brief viewing of my daughter’s newest obsession: a TV show called The Vampire Diaries. What initially caught my attention was the cast. They’ve successfully assembled the…
Titrate, Calibrate and Iterate – The Science of Happiness
Disclaimer: Yes, I used to be an engineer, but don’t be frightened. I will keep the geekery to a minimum. We talk about happiness as if it is a Universal quality. In some ways, it is. But mostly, it’s completely individual. What happiness feels like in my body is probably quite different than what happiness…
Mean, Inside or Out?
Brilliance
I’ve been feeling crappy for a few years now. Admittedly, my version of crappy is probably pretty good for the average person. But I don’t live an average life. The noticeable dip in my energy, stamina, excitement, creativity and overall juiciness has been wreaking some havoc with my big and grand to-do’s. …
love. Love. LOVE.
A friend and colleague (who happens to be a dating and relationship expert) recently posted about how she manifested her soulmate in 30 days. It got me thinking… Anybody interested in how I manifested my soulmate in 30 YEARS?? Perhaps not. There’s an entire industry devoted to coaching people towards the relationship of their dreams.…
The Dance of Giving and Receiving
Many, many years ago I attended a seminar led by a renowned spiritual teacher. One of the most important lessons I learned during that enlightening weekend was a lesson on input and output. The breath was the metaphor he used. The system of breathing, which happens naturally and automatically for nearly every human being,…
The Vaulter – A Parable
Where Expression and Compassion Meet
There’s a lot of talk in the self-development word about authenticity. It seems to be the buzzword that everyone’s after. Complete self-expression is my version of authenticity, and has been the theme of my adult life. It was a response to my silence as a young person, deathly afraid of speaking for my first…