What if: The first 15 days

What if: The first 15 days

This January, I made a commitment to posting 30 What-If questions on Instagram. Usually, they say don’t ask “what-if” questions as our minds immediately go to the worst-case scenario. But the questions I asked open your minds to other ways of thinking, to possibilities, to grace, to slowing down, to listening. I’ve compiled the first […]

10 things I’m loving now: January 2017

10 things I’m loving now: January 2017

1. Found this article on letters sent to President Obama touching 2. We started the year in Kyoto.  We had one day to fill my cup with culture.  Here are my top six can’t-miss sites: Fushimi Inari (we went at 7 a.m. before the crowds came and it was beautiful and peaceful), Arashiyama bamboo grove, Sogen […]

Life Coaching Book Club: The Right Questions

Life Coaching Book Club: The Right Questions

A big part of my job as a coach is asking questions. This month’s Life Coaching Book Club pick, The Right Questions: Ten Essential Questions To Guide You To An Extraordinary Life, can act your substitute coach.  By asking yourself these questions when you make decisions, you allow yourself to pause and consider your intentions.  The book allows you to […]

Love letters

Love letters

Love letters? For February? Groundbreaking. (I’m paraphrasing Miranda Priestly from The Devil Wears Prada.) I’m inviting you to join me in writing love letters in February—not to your beloved but to parts of your life that you don’t usually consider. It’s about loving mindfully and with intention. It’s about taking a few minutes every few […]

Letting go

Letting go

I’m writing this while my seven-year-old daughter is having a mini meltdown in her room. Her teacher just told us that the kids will be doing a book swap on Friday. My daughter started to cry. She can’t stand the idea of giving away anything.  She wants to keep baby clothes that no longer fit, […]