The Talking Mirror and self esteem

July 29, 2014
 It's insidious, low self-esteem. And pervasive among women. Despite all that we do at home and at work, despite our many accomplishments, many of us still don't...

Choose LIFE.

July 26, 2014
One day I'll look back on this and smile, because it was life and I chose to live it. I've been talking a bit with a friend about fear: the kind of fear that prevents...

You are the sky

July 12, 2014
You are the sky. Everything else is just the weather. ~Pema Chodron, Buddhist nun Weather comes and goes. So do our woes. And no, that's not a poem--it's a brilliant...

Commit to taking one step. Just one.

July 11, 2014
If you've been following my blog you know that I've become less and less tolerant of the violence in our world. I'm tired of people dying from violent crime. Kids,...

Riding bareback

June 30, 2014
I like to do stuff that really gets my heart beating. No, I don't kayak the ocean or climb big mountains. Put my life at risk. You think I'm crazy? Not my thing. I...

Accessing my inner shaman

June 28, 2014
Something interesting is afoot this weekend.  I'm attending a beginning workshop in Shamanism. "What?" you might ask. "Does she think she's Native American?" Nope....

The cost of authenticity

June 24, 2014
I wasn't always the confident person I am now. But I was always someone who could only be how she was. Authenticity was me. Here in Silicon Valley, we call that...

Think you’re not good enough?

June 23, 2014
Insecurity isn't only for the young--it's running rampant in my age group.  If this describes you or someone you know, there's something you--or they-- can do about...

Inspired by a porn star

June 3, 2014
  Ever met a porn star? Porn star Ginger Lynn sat next to me on a plane once. I knew it was her because her sateen jacket said so, not because I recognized her. Truth...

“You can’t trick the Universe….”

February 1, 2014
You can’t trick the universe into giving you what you want by pretending to be at peace with how things are, by imitating what you think it would look like to be fully...

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