Ecuador: Fun Day

Today, after a long break from this space (my deepest apologizes, dear readers) I’m continuing my series of posts relating to my recent trip to Ecuador. For previous posts, click here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After our hour-long bus ride, we arrived at a water/play park. Since it was Saturday, the park was open to the public, but Compassion …

Reflections on My One Little Word for 2013

My One Little Word for 2013 was Courage; but to be honest, a few months ago, I decided to ditch switch it. Back in January, the thought of letting go of "courageous" (My word for 2012) and grabbing hold of a new word to focus on was terrifying, and wayyy outside my comfort zone. I wasn't ready …

Planting Flowers

  All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind.~ Abraham Lincoln Forgive me for the short post tonight, I'm processing several wonderful online class lessons and plucking thistles/planting flowers in my mind. Lots of new ideas and many hours of …

Find Your Voice: A Free Storytelling Workshop

This summer I am super excited to be contributing to the Find Your Voice Summer Storytelling Workshop conducted by Kristen at rukristen papercrafts. The class kicks off this Monday, June 24, and is sure to be a hit. Find Your Voice is about embracing, finding and practicing your storytelling voice - which is perfect for all of …

June’s Intentions

For each month in 2013, I’m consciously setting a handful of attainable goals for myself. So far, it's been pretty rad. I've yet to accomplish everything on my monthly lists, but more and more, I'm surprised at what I do get done. ~ to make pesto pasta with fresh herbs. As part of my slow transition into a vegan …

May’s Intentions

For each month in 2013, I’m consciously setting a handful of attainable goals for myself. So far, it's been pretty rad. I've yet to accomplish everything on my monthly lists, but more and more, I'm surprised at what I do get done. April was no exception - and, when I look back over the list, …

April’s Goals

For each month in 2013, I’m consciously setting a handful of attainable goals for myself. So far, it's been pretty rad. I've yet to accomplish everything on my monthly lists, but more and more, I'm surprised at what I do get done. April is going to be awesome. I can just tell. Know why? Because April is my birthday …

A Thought on Silence

"I fear silence because it leads me to myself, a self I may not wish to confront. It asks that I listen. And in listening, I am taken to an unknown place. Silence leaves me alone in a place of feeling. It is not necessarily a place of comfort." ~ Terry Tempest Williams  

March Goals

For each month in 2013, I'm consciously setting a handful of attainable goals for myself. Each goal falls into at least one of six main areas: creative, blogging, health, relationships, around the house, and financial. By focusing on these areas, and keeping my One Little Word at the forefront of my mind, it is my hope that 2013 …

Saying No to Say Yes

photo source When I first started seriously considering this God-sized dream of writing, it was more of a "pie in the sky" thought - something nice to dream about, but not really going to happen. And yet, the more I thought about it, the more I started to actually plan for it, and consequently, the …