Category Archives: conscious living

Such a Good Boy

Dog love. An evolved way to be in the world. Continue reading

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When Your “I” Breaks

What wants to unfold in you? Where do you find your joy? What are you afraid of not playing out before you leave this life? Continue reading

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High Tides, Low Tides

Stroke, prostate cancer, and a new way to be in the world. That’s 2022. Continue reading

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Covid Season and Wine, 2020: Co-Professors of the Art of Winetasting and Connection

Why are we winetasting for 21 days during Covid Season? We love stories, and we see the microcosm of what’s happening in wineries line up with the macrocosm of what’s happening in the world. You may have to stick with … Continue reading

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A New Adventure (And Revisit of Ashland Secrets You’ll Love)

Today is August 28, 2020, and I just submitted a manuscript an hour ago for my next book called Shine: When Chasing Sacred Spaces Goes Dark. Don’t get attached to the title because it will probably change three times between … Continue reading

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The Power in No Power: A Woman’s Search for Meaning

I’m sitting here on a Sunday thinking about the light side of no power and feeling frustrated by the dark side. I hunt for a narrative that feels good. So many thoughts demand the floor, as it’s been awhile since … Continue reading

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Ashlandia

Nestled in Southern Oregon just across the Oregon border, Ashlandia is a world all its own, a beautiful world indeed. Continue reading

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Time in All Its Measure

Time. It’s a funny thing.  It’s #TuesdayThoughts, and we only have 6 days left to reach our crowdfunding goal. We have a mixture of feelings. Pride, fear, gratitude, exhaustion, love, deep knowing, optimism, nervousness, excitement. The past 24 days have … Continue reading

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Red

Because somebody believed in somebody else. Continue reading

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A Crazy Thought

Last week we met my cousins Larry and Janine for lunch in Carlsbad. Janine is consistently my biggest blogging cheerleader. For so many years, I blogged every Monday and the words became a story she followed with the ever encouraging … Continue reading

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