Here we are at the close of another year…often a time of reflection and goal setting for the next twelve months. Despite my long tenure as a health and wellness coach, I’ve never been one to set New Years Resolutions—deep winter (as much as I enjoy winter..) just doesn’t seem like the best time to … Continue reading How to have an intentional new year (in 12 easy steps…?)
Light and dark come into balance once again tomorrow as we mark the autumnal equinox here in the northern hemisphere. Each year the Earth offers us a ‘celestial reminder’ to pay attention and honor what’s coming, to make ready for the march toward the gathering dark. Winds from the north have increased and newly yellowed … Continue reading The sweet darkness of a new season
The following is the afterword of a collaborative project that came into being in partnership with Connor L. Wolfe [L.M. Browning] and a host of brilliant writers who are committed to intentional living, sustainability, and moving slower through life. Do you ever find yourself walking slowly, meandering, sauntering with no lofty goal? There are so many … Continue reading Why to walk slowly
Lately I feel like I’m rushing around all the time, even while I’m sitting still staring at my computer screen, waiting for something to happen. Does that ever happen to you? You feel somehow frantic and extremely bored at the same time, eyes anxiously skittering across bite-sized half-stories that don’t really have any true impact … Continue reading Lessons from Lichen
I’ve been reading more and more of my writer friends and colleagues’ work via substack, one of the many newsletter services out there these days. It seems easy to use and allows me to promote the work of other writers, so I took the plunge a few weeks ago. I’ll probably be writing there more … Continue reading Ordinary Collisions
It’s been a long, cold spring. After what felt like a long, cold winter. (And I like winter!) I don’t know about you, but if you’re anything like me, life has felt really hard for quite some time now. It’s been a trying several months for many, in myriad ways…from burnout do to overwork to … Continue reading Healing through Hiking
12 Tiny Things: Simple Ways to Live a More Intentional Life, the book I co-authored with Ellie Roscher, has been out in the world for about eleven months now. It’s a strange and wonderful thing to see the words you’ve written take on a life of their own once they are out of your hands. … Continue reading Imperfect Practice [is still] the Way Forward
Does multitasking ever threaten to splice your attention into little bits? When the pull to do 15 things at once comes calling, I try to remember to do four simple things. When I can remember to do these four simple things, I can honestly say that I am present in my moments. That I taste … Continue reading Embrace Your Wild In Four Simple Steps
12 Tiny Things is available for pre-order! Help us spread the word! 12 Tiny Things has been an intentional community for almost three years now. Ellie Roscher and I started it by asking the question: What is enough? As in, what is just the right amount? It moved into an intentional living practice of embracing the tiny … Continue reading 12 Tiny Things: The Book!
The act of not writing is just as important as writing. Never underestimate the importance of staring out of a window or going for a walk. All too often the knottiest story problems can only be untangled by getting away from the desk. If all else fails, try going to sleep and letting your subconscious … Continue reading Running on Fumes
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