It’s a simple thing, sit quietly, be touched and moved by it, and your heart will open. That inspiration lives within each of us. The stillness is where we find love, we find joy, we find happiness. People who have complicated lives have a harder time connecting to...
About 25 years ago I wanted to live in a community called Noelleville; a place where I had all my friends. My vision wasn’t a town that revolved around me, it was for community, I just didn’t have the language to express that. I wanted to have a life that was full of...
“Imagine a world where the next generation grows up to see images of bodies that fold and dimple. Skin has texture and bumps. So that none of this seems like a big deal to them. So that we don’t even have to explain why our bodies are good, even if they’re not...
Nobody tells us that life isn’t going to turn out like a fairy tale. As children, we often get the message that we can have or be anything we want. Coupled with movies with happy endings and the shiny (unrealistic) world of social media, that message is being...
My daughter is very organized, and she's also an 11 year old who plays and makes messes and leaves them. She's always had a desire to be mindfully organized with her space and when she decides to 'clean house' she goes through every nock and cranny of her room, and...
I love love. My heart swoons at signs of affection. When I see bids for genuine connection, heartfelt and raw, I get lost in awe. Do you know that sensation? Witnessing or experiencing something profoundly beautiful and earnest that strikes so deep it takes your...
Although the holiday season tends to be a busy time, in the background of the frenzy is the imminent arrival of the new year. With that, you might be thinking about setting goal(s) or shifting towards something new. We all know the eye-rolling new year - new...
I’m sure you’re well aware that we’re in a collective upheaval, I don’t need to explain that to you. Whenever we experience revolutionary challenges in our lives – it’s meant to wake us up, to shake up our lives and uncover things that we’re ready to witness and...
In 2006 I led a three-month expedition in the Yukon and Alaska. It was a truly epic trip (and I don’t use the word ‘epic’ freely). We backpacked for the first month in the mountains, and were later met with a float plane and switched gear for a month of...
A friend and I were speaking about life changing lessons we’d received. Her story was so poignant and sparked such reverence for me that I asked her if I could share it, she agreed. She was working In Laos at the time. For years she had been travelling for work,...