I have no desire to move mountains, construct monuments, or leave behind in my wake material evidence of my existence. But in the final recollection, if the essence of my being has caused a smile to have appeared upon your face or a touch of joy within your heart…then in living-I have made my [...]
Note: This article originally appeared in my September newsletter and serves as a great introduction to the direction of this blog - more to come!
Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses but the soul. - Oscar Wilde
As a cool fall breeze whips past my face, the scent [...]
Tuesday night I taught a Yoga for Runners class at a local Lululemon Athletica, a retailer that sells clothing for yoga, dancing, running, and most other sweaty pursuits. I was asked to teach the class as a follow up to talk given by two Lululemon ambassadors from Canada – Matt Hill and Stephanie Tait. [...]
Last Thursday on my online radio show, Breaking the Glass Slipper, I interviewed Wendy Hanson, co-founder of The Sassy Ladies. The Sassy Ladies include three women creating resources for female entrepreneurs. Recently The Sassy Ladies launched a coaching group to help women entrepreneurs think BIG about their business. On Thursday’s show Wendy [...]
Note: I didn’t intend to have comments off…they have been turned back on!
Last night I attended a networking event on how to build a successful holistic business. The speaker, Dr. Mark Mincolla, operates a successful health and healing practice in Massachusetts, where he has seen and healed some 60,000 people over the last 25 [...]
I arrived on Cape Cod last Thursday with one expectation – to write. I imagined a weekend of peace, quiet and artsy coffee shops. I expected immediate inspiration just by leaving home. I never found my artsy coffee shop nor did I find the inspiration I needed to write. I decided to take [...]
“The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.” - Anna Quindlen
Perfection is an issue I struggle with constantly. Over the last few months perfection became a roadblock and I have done some digging to figure out the reason. I [...]
“Do I really need a $20 mug?” I wondered. True the mug is handmade and hand painted, but did I need to spend $20 on a mug, when I already have several usable coffee mugs at home?
This mug was different. As soon as I saw it on the shelf at the Waitsfield, Vermont [...]
You probably wouldn’t worry about what people think of you if you could only know how seldom they do. – Olin Miller
I’m reminded of a lot of things when I read this quote, but most prominent are all the people who have ever said to me “I don’t go to the gym because I don’t [...]
Lately I’ve been doing a lot of future thinking about professional goals, the direction of my business and in general what it is I want out of life. This thinking hasn’t left me much time to recognize and be appreciative of all that I have around me right now. I’ve been very focused on “more”. [...]
