I Am Open To The Possibilities

 “My favorite words are possibilities, opportunities and curiosity. I think if you are curious, you create opportunities, and then if you open the doors, you create possibilities.”                                           Mario Testino    Last month I had written […]

Stuck!

Stuck   “Being stuck in the rut, doing the same old routines and not accepting the opportunities that arise, is like eating left-overs even though there is fresh food available to be cooked.”     Ronni Manoa-Hofbauer “If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.”   […]

I Can Do It!!

“The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something, you can do it, as long as you really believe 100 percent.” David Hockney “If you can dream it, you can do it.” Enzo Ferrari It was my 10th time doing this race. The 40th annual Trans-Tahoe […]

Learning To Be Gentle

“Gentleness towards self and others makes life a little lighter.”            Deborah Day    I just returned home from facilitating my “I Will Be Gentle With Myself” women’s retreat at Asilomar Conference grounds in Monterey, California. The 40 women who showed up to play and sing and co-create an intimate, loving […]

Permission To Play

“I think the world as a whole, is in need of a good laugh. I think we’re in need of somebody to lift our spirits, to not take ourselves too seriously and to break some cynicism – worldwide.”  Candace Payne By now I am sure you have seen or heard of the YouTube video of the […]

The Makeover

“Why does the snake shed its skin?  To grow into a larger, more capable and more evolved body and existence.  While snakes do this physically, we as human beings metaphorically shed our own skin when it is time to grow personally, professionally, or spiritually.” As soon as I made the appointment I felt a little […]

What Is The Meaning of Life?

“Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone – we find it with another.”      Thomas Merton This week I got an email from someone who wanted me to answer this question for a magazine article: “What is the meaning of life?” There was no word […]

Daily Dose of Love

“You must have a room or a certain hour of the day…a place where you can simply experience and bring forth what you are, and what you might be…At first you may find nothing’s happening…But if you have a sacred place and use it, take advantage of it, something will happen.” Joseph Campbell I have […]

Learning To Be Comfortable

“Try to be like the turtle – at ease in your own shell.”                                                                      Bill Copeland My wonderful swimming coach, Don, gave […]

BREATHE, TRUST, LET GO, AND KNOW

“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”   Anais Nin October 22nd…. (Before the retreat) I am taking a risk right now. To others it might not seem like a risk but to me this has been a big deal. […]