When I took my nine month sabbatical that ended in June, I was certain, convinced and over the moon sure I would emerge re-energized, shining with ideas, filled to the brim with compelling content that would flow out of me like so much molten brilliance. That didn’t happen (for a bunch of reasons) which was [...]

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I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again: I adore Patti Digh’s book Life is a Verb: 37 Days to Wake Up, Be Mindful, and Live Intentionally.  I love her writing, her depth, her sizzle. This is a book that makes me sing with life and the possibilities we all have for transformation and [...]

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I get a lot of strokes for being so honest in my writing and my retreats. It’s healing to see I don’t have it all together. I feel the same way – it makes me feel less alone when someone I admire for their writing or ideas or artwork reveals their own messy process. But [...]

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I took yesterday off from writing and I was rather miserable. I could not make art. I felt fat and bloated and didn’t even go to yoga! I didn’t want to read, I didn’t want to garden, I did not want to eat green eggs and ham, Sam I am. I was a dry, scratchy [...]

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