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Reflections

A SIMPLE WAY TO ACCESS JOY IN DIFFICULT TIMES

I don’t now about you, but lately for me it can feel tough to feel truly joyful. It sounds enticing to think that we can be joyful, doesn’t...

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“Pay attention to the transitions, they leave you the most vulnerable.” I was learning from my Tai Chi instructor on a cool fall morning in 2021. He was...

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There are no shortages of resolutions coming at you by now: join this gym! Do this cleanse! Do this with me: stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, place...

What-Stories

Some books have the power to change your life. Sometimes it’s because the book is just so good, so poignant, hits you in such a hard and beautiful...

No Mud No Lotus

On Friday, I shaved what was left of Penelope’s hair. She decided she had had enough of it thinning and getting matted, and just wanted it over with...

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Yesterday I did a Facebook Live and read the first few chapters of Lucy the Bee and the Healing Honey. My book signing/release party was supposed to be...

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When I was down in what felt like an extremely dark hole, I was trying anything and everything to claw myself out. What I now know to be...

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Lately, things are extra loud around here.    Our kids are still little enough to rely on us for pretty much everything. Ciro never stops moving, talking, or moving...

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My father remembers from his childhood the day his mother caught him skipping school. Each morning he’d leave his home in the small Italian mountain town of Introdacqua,...

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Ciro loves his big sister, and I don’t think I could stress that enough. He looks to her when he does something funny so he can be sure...