My Grandmother’s Dash

My Grandmother’s Dash

My Mama Nick is proof of the power of the small dash, a modest life. Even a small country woman living a simple rural life can change lives. Her tiny n-dash (–) shaped mine.

Letting Go of Accidental

Letting Go of Accidental

I’m showing up for myself. I am a writer and I am becoming a writer. Dropping Accidental has made me unafraid to speak my plans (my novels, the retreat center and workshops, and more), because they are also not accidental.

Pond Catastrophe: It’s My Lesson.

Pond Catastrophe: It’s My Lesson.

It’s been over eight hours since I discovered the empty pond, but I’m at peace, mostly because I was soft when I needed to be. Mostly because I didn’t toss away the lesson that landed in my lap.

A Journey in Review: Grateful

A Journey in Review: Grateful

A huge lesson for me along the journey and in review of it is coming out on the other side of it grateful, with a full heart.

A Journey in Review, Post 55: Disturbingly Comforting

A Journey in Review, Post 55: Disturbingly Comforting

Stay present as the disturbing bits unfold, because they will be weirdly comforting in the end.

A Journey in Review, Post 54: High Enough

A Journey in Review, Post 54: High Enough

You can’t serve from an empty cup. You just can’t.