Life is full of defining moments, opportunities to consider our options and choose once again how we show up in the world and what realities we create. The morning of November 9, 2016, was one such defining moment for me. On that day, I found myself in the process of waking with a sense of
I am one who is happiest when I’m serving in purpose. Whether teaching a class, facilitating a workshop, directing a stage production, or working one-to-one with private clients, it is an honor and a privilege to witness people blossoming into their potential. The highest of the high for me is being present when someone rewrites
I find comfort in knowing we are all works in progress and am humbled in accepting that, as far as I have come in my awakening process, there is always more life to explore and more clarity to unveil. This discovery is one reason why I love doing my purpose work of teaching and facilitating;
Deepak Chopra’s lecture series The Higher Self, references the idea that it takes three generations to change a belief. I was intrigued by this concept and explored it further. I came to consider how the first generation of the belief-shifting process identifies a disconnect with the old belief yet continues to support (enforce) it. The
Like so many of us, I have loved the movie The Wizard of Oz since I was a child. It has been a source of entertainment and inspiration; it’s an example of the courage, heart, brains, and commitment required to face our deepest fears, remember our inner strength, and claim a life beyond what we
In my child’s mind and heart, I wanted Dorothy to stay with her friends in the magnificent and colorful merry old land of Oz. Year after year, when the movie ended and I was tucked into bed for the night, I would spend what seemed like hours recommitting to the promise I had made with
For some reason, this one time, distinct from any earlier viewing of the film, I had a visceral reaction to Glinda’s announcement about Dorothy always having had the power to go home—all she had to do was click her heels three times, and she would be back in Kansas in an instant—and I (((snapped))) My
Not long after my Wizard of Oz breakdown and breakthrough, the film was rereleased in theaters as part of its Fiftieth Anniversary celebration. I had never seen the film on a big screen and found myself settling into my seat with a rush of childlike anticipation, just as I had all those years ago. As
We are part of an ever-evolving human experience. We will never get it done, and having free will, we will never get it wrong. We can (and will) only navigate it for intervals, fluctuating between the grace of thriving and the struggle of surviving. Because of this, it is key to our health and wellness,
