A few months ago I picked up a book that caught my eye in an art store. It was an adult coloring book full of botanical pen and ink drawings. I couldn’t put it down, I LOVED it! After leaving the store I kept…
Have you ever sat down to write only to to find your so concerned with writing right that the deep words don’t even make it to the surface? I have. There is no rush of healing, no revelation when the deep words (the real ones)…
What’s interesting about interesting people is how much they are interested. They listen, they are curious about you and about life, they notice things and try things. They want to know, “Why did that work?” and “How does that make you feel?” They don’t…
Perhaps someone said something mean about what you were creating, or, someone you loved simply didn’t pay attention. It made what you were creating feel worthless, pointless, childish, dumb. Now you’ve hidden that part away. Set it as far away as humanly possible. The…
JUST FOLLOW YOUR PASSION It feels nice to say, but within seconds this simple statement gets most of us stressed, confused and angry. It makes us feel like we should have only ONE thing, and we should know exactly what that ONE thing is…
We really just want permission in order to move don’t we? Am I doing the right thing? Is it ok to decide I WANT something and go for it? What if this doesn’t work? The problem with the permission slip is it also give us…
Here is something I find fascinating: we are taught not to fly too low (better to get A’s than C’s, better a job we hate that pays well, than a job that doesn’t pay well) but it also seems we are taught (and fiercely…
I’ve been facing a lot of fear and shame lately. Mainly, because I’ve been trying new things (and by now I’ve seen a pattern, every time I try something new, I face both) but also because fear and shame come out in almost every conversation I have with…
While tucking my son into bed recently, I asked him if he had any new plans for when he grows up (it’s been on his 3 year old mind a lot lately!). His super enthusiastic response was, “I’m gonna do EVERYTHING mom!!!” (he’s got the striped…
Like I said in my most recent post, I re-branded rise 365, and you are now entering a new phase, and a new site – YIPEEEE!! The new name is Wholehearted Human, and it is about getting unstuck, doing brave things, and creating a life you…
