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Beauty
Often, I hear people say something like, “Everyone just wants to be loved.” Over the last couple of years, I have learned of many people

Peace Tribe
Over the past year, I’ve been noticing the people who show up for me. This can be physically, or simply by a call or text.

Lean In
You may be familiar with the term, ‘Lean in.’ This phrase became popular after the release in 2013 of Sheryl Sandberg’s book of the same

When planting trees in pots, part of the growing process is to shake them.
When planting trees in pots, part of the growing process is to shake them. The shaking of the young trees helps the roots to grow

Short exercise that can change your life.
Short exercise that can change your life. Take a piece of paper out. Doesn’t have to be any kind of fancy journal, a simple sheet

Food plant-based way of eating
When I first transitioned to a whole food plant-based diet, I thought I discovered the holy grail. What I have come to learn is I

“Be a force for good shit.”
“Be a force for good shit.” My good friend shared this line with me a few weeks ago and I keep coming back to it

Finding time for ourselves
This time of year, our task lists, to-dos and obligations are typically expanded. Finding time for ourselves can become more difficult and often may even

Everyone is struggling.
Everyone is struggling. The reality is we are all trying to get through this thing called life. Life is frustrating and painful. In fact, if

You are the only one who gets to be inside your head.
You are the only one who gets to be inside your head. That is YOUR house! Make it awesome. You are the thoughts you keep;

What got you here?
What got you here? Is it working for you? Get off your pedestal. Don’t be afraid to fall. Be vulnerable. Fail. And fail forward. But

“You fill my bucket.”
Recently, on one of the worst days I have had in years, I had a friend say to me, “You fill my bucket.” This made

What did you do to make someone happy today?
What did you do to make someone happy today? What did someone do to make you happy today? What did YOU do to make yourself

Robert Fulghum
I read words by Robert Fulghum back in 1991, and although it has been 28 years, the significance has lived within me. His message was

Who you are in this moment
Who you are in this moment is only who you are in this moment. YOU are in control of everything you think, say and do

Pain
When the pain of your current situation exceeds the fear of the unknown, that’s when you change. Our fears are the greatest nemesis of living;

Morgan Harper Nichols
“In the most subtle of things, may you find real joy in living; in hallways and intersections and all of the world’s imperfections there are

Wilderness: The Gateway to the Soul
In the book, Wilderness: The Gateway to the Soul, by Scott Stillman, he writes, “Time is precious, we shouldn’t waste it. Really? Is time precious?

Lessons from the mat
Lessons from the mat…. While in yoga class, my instructor said, “It’s not just flexibility and strength, but rather a compliment of the two.” When

One chance at this thing called life.
“No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.” I heard this Heraclitus

Cultivatating presence into our lives
There is a need to cultivate presence into our lives. The future may or may not show up, so why are we living for the