This will be short and sweet. I just wanted to send you a shot of color that my cold and muddy garden gifted me yesterday. Today it's once again rainy, grey, and bone-chilling outside here...
A Shot of Color
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Weighing Myself as Mindfulness Practice
Note: I revised this piece to provide a little more context to the graph below. The timing of this post -- landing on Valentine's (or Galentine's) Day -- may feel a little weird. It's not...
My 2021 Goals
The thrill of life is not about who we are but about who we are in the process of becoming. Similarly, the magic of our brain lies not in its constituent elements but in the way those...
Taking Stock of 2020 and My Annual Goals Report Card
A ginko was the first tree to grow back after the bombing of Hiroshima. That's resilience! Happy New Year! I don't know about you, but I woke up this morning feeling just a little bit...
Christmas at Half-Mast
How are you doing navigating the emotional roller coaster of the holidays this year? A few weeks ago I felt like skipping Christmas altogether. It just felt wrong to me to open a bunch of...
Pop-Up Virtual Art Show Details
Greetings, friend! Hope you had a safe and anchored Thanksgiving. We're just a couple of days away from my first ever virtual Art Show -- YAY!!! I've been pulling myself up the learning...
Thanksgiving in the Midst of the Storm
Gratitude, the spirit of Thanksgiving, whacked me upside the head recently in the midst of a literal storm. Yup, 2020 has felt like one big storm engulfing the world, keeping our internal...
New Notecards!
Gratitude. This single word, this intentional choice, has been my antidote to 2020's uncertainty, chaos, and overwhelm. That's why I'm even more excited than usual to unveil my new...
Finding Meaning in the Blur: New Perspectives Continued
Wow — a lot has happened in our world since my last blog post. Ruth Bader Ginsburg died. The presidential debate took place. Covid-19 has invaded the White House, its advisors, and top...
New Perspectives: Widening the Lens
As I wrote in my last post about turning my camera upward to trees to shift my usual point of view, I've made an intentional effort to widen my lens and embrace new perspectives this year....
Tree Whispers From Longwood Gardens
Beech Tree at Longwood Gardens Last week I was supposed to be in New Brunswick, Canada, for a week-long photography workshop with Freeman Patterson and Andre´ Gallant at Shamper’s Bluff,...
Announcing New Creative Outlet!
The most powerful thing is to enjoy the practice — you are playing in the world of form. ~ Eckhart Tolle Nourish what makes you feel confident, connected, contented. Opportunity will rise...