I’ve been thinking a lot about joy lately, and particularly about joy as an indicator of living in alignment with your purpose. We dove deep into this topic earlier this week in my...
Follow Joy To Find Your Purpose
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How Mindfulness Moves Us From “Can I” to “How Can I”
It never fails to astonish me how doing nothing for a few minutes each day (meditating) helps me do everything else better. In a 2015 interview with On Being's Krista Tippet, social...
Butterfly Photographs Need Your Vote!
This past Saturday, I stood in Wheaton, Maryland’s Brookside Gardens waiting to take butterfly photographs. Joy flooded through me to such an extent that I was almost moved to...
Musings, Memories, and Mindful Reflections the Morning of My Niece’s Wedding
I'm writing this morning from Seattle's Whidbey Island. In just a few hours, my niece Elizabeth (Lizzie) will marry the love of her life. Although I have been planted on the East Coast for...
Surviving and Thriving in Your Empty Nest
Our family’s Beginning of Empty Nest Day (BEND???? as in bend in the road?) is August 12, 2017, two days from the time of this writing. After months of feeling excited and prepared for our...
Mindful Leadership in Action at Communique´ USA
Hi folks! Last night I returned from Atlanta after a powerful speaking event with the marketing firm Communique´ USA, Inc. My friend Shani Godwin, President & CEO of Communique´,...
Water Lily and Lotus Blossom Photographs From My Artist Date
Earlier this week I took myself on an artist date and visited Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens in Washington, D.C. I was on the hunt for water lily and lotus blossom photographs, since...
How Mindfulness Skills Saved a Vacation When Illness Hit
It’s vacation season, a time of year when it can be challenging to maintain a daily meditation practice in the midst of competing travel schedules, house guests, and general lack of...
The Science Behind Why Friends Matter (repost)
This photo, taken a few days ago for #MarthasJulyJoyPhotoChallenge, reminded me once again how much I cherish my friends. I didn't know what would emerge from the unassuming dahlia tubers...
Photography as Mindfulness Exercise: Lessons from My Daylilies
I'm coming back to my roots this month, using photography as a daily mindfulness exercise to supplement my formal meditation practice. It's been a while since I've taken on a month-long...
Mindfulness Activities in the Garden
In these early days of summer, as I ease into a less structured schedule, the power of less structured mindfulness activities (those beyond the meditation cushion, bench, or chair)...
New Meditation Kick-Start Program for Teens!
30-Day Mindfulness Meditation Kick-Start Program for Teens It’s finally here! In response to multiple requests for a mindfulness meditation program for teens, and after polling teens...