What If I Need This Someday?
I’m sitting at the Albuquerque airport waiting for my flight back to Carmel after a weekend of sunsets, laughter, Opera and friends. There are two people standing right next to me, and even though I’m [...]
Is Clutter a Security Blanket?
Is Clutter a Security Blanket? I grew up in Tucson, AZ in a house off of a busy road. Even though it was a safe neighborhood, the main road was a busy all hours of [...]
Europe Stole My Heart
Europe on my mind... I sat on my friend’s balcony in southern Italy, sipping a cappuccino as I looked out over the rolling green hills filled with olive trees and yellow wildflowers. The warm ocean [...]
3 Spiritual Practices to Help You Get Closer to… Yourself
2018 was a banner year for me. I turned 40 in October and spent time in Southern California at Deer Park Monastery tucked away in the chaparral mountains at a retreat among Buddhist monks. During [...]
How I Learned to Breathe All Over Again
Where to begin? Well, here. I recently turned 40 and ushered in the new decade with a blissful retreat to former Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh’s Deer Park Monastery in Southern California…
My Breakup with Holiday Shopping
The holidays are here at last, which means every radio commercial, web banner and email urges me to charge happily ahead to lock in all sorts of enticing deals.
Home Evacuation Checklist and Resources for Fire Victims
My heart aches for all the families affected by the fires that have raged across Northern and Southern California in the last week.
How to Heal After a Breakup
I hung up the phone, tears in my eyes. Did that really just happen? The man that I thought I was going to marry just told me he loved me, but didn't see himself getting married and having a family.
My Journey to Deer Park Monastery, My Journey Home
I’m delighted to be back from my week-long retreat to Deer Park Monastery in the great hidden chaparral mountains of Southern California.
What it Means to Turn 40
This month I’m turning 40, and I’ve never felt more at ease and peace with myself than I do now. I’ve committed to immersing myself in a spiritual practice unlike any path I’ve ever tread.
