living purposefully…not perfectly
Season change is the ideal time for reflection and reset. Although I often want to leave our nasty winters behind and move to warmer pastures with eternal sunshine, deep down I know I would miss the internal alterations that accompany each new season.
Read more “A Very Necessary Summer Reset”Who has four scrumptious tootsies, intoxicating Eau de Puppy and the softest, cuddly fur you have ever felt? Our new puppy Rumi!
Read more “Puppy Love and Plan B”This topic has been on my mind for a while. I first read about it in Greg McKeown’s Essentialism but am fairly certain it is a well-known affliction. I tiredly pumped my fists in the air after reading: AHA! That explains it!
Read more “Decision Fatigue”
I am not sure which planets were aligning this week, but the celestial happenings caused me to lose my rational stuffing.
Read more “Keep Calm and Plant A Tree”
I have been wondering whether or not to disclose the purchase price of the cabin. I asked a friend for advice.
Read more “It Really Is Not About the Money”
Our full moon will display its complete splendor on Saturday (3:19am Ottawa) and emotions may explode. Dave hesitates to leave the house on the full moon. He says he is a magnet for “full moon people.” I say bring on the full moon people (as I lounge safely on the couch). As long as they are howling at the moon and not at me, it’s all good.
Read more “Sacred Space and Full Moon Madness”
I am up early and although usually a morning person, I am a grumpy, unwilling one. Sleep and I have a tumultuous relationship so I relish any blessed hours of slumber.
Read more “What Messes Us Up the Most”I’ve been thinking more about change and swan dives and leaps of faith after writing #2 Monkey Mind and Swan Dives. The karma challenge was to look at something in our lives, big or small, where perhaps we could practice a little lettin’ go in order to grow ‘n’ change.
Read more “Crustacean Wisdom”I treat myself to a half hour snowshoe in the back woods this afternoon. It is a sunny cold day in Ottawa. When the sky is this blue and happy, the spirit has to follow.
Read more “Dappled Light”