Why would anyone move across the country upwards of [insert preposterous, slightly incriminating number of times here] in the name of love…? Well, lots of reasons. Here’s what I’ve learned about love through many sojourns with the most unlikely of traveling companions: a tree.

With healing – especially emotional or spiritual healing – people often expect to be able to make one BIG life shift and then, they assume, the healing is over. Wash your hands, you’re done. That’s not really how it goes, though.

Say you’ve been experiencing a slump in your life. You know things could be better! In fact, they have been better. You’ve heard of meditation and even have a little experience with it, but why sit down and do nothing when everything seems to be caving in on you? I’m glad you asked.

What if we all had permission to feel what’s really coming up for us, no matter how trivial or ridiculous? What would happen if we stopped trying to fix emotions or, worse, trying to fix the people having the uncomfortable emotions?

What is it that brings you that childlike sense of joy and wonder? What’s that deep thing that’s your “Heck yeah!”? What would happen if you gave yourself more of that?

In ‘The Game of LIFE,’ did you ever notice that, although you might have a few different choices here and there, every player’s objective is pretty much the same? That’s all fine and good. But is that really a good analogy for real life?

No doubt you’ve been told many times to follow your gut feeling. “Trust your gut!,” What does this mean, exactly?

I went skiing for the first time last week.
I fell… A lot.
Now, before you start rolling your eyes at me, this is not one of those “fall 7 times, get up 8” or “practice makes perfect” blogs. These falls taught me something different.

Taking on energy that isn’t yours can cause all sorts of emotional confusion – including the Winter Blues.

There’s more than one way to celebrate Groundhog Day. What will you do with yours?