The response to today's weekly Swag Thought was so positive that I thought - heck, share it with those not on my list. I added more juice. And, if you'd like to get a simple powerful truth telling thought in your inbox, sign up to...
Refreshing Atonement I've been sitting with the word atonement for years. I didn't like it. It felt punishing. Like I had to get on my knees and ask myself or God to be forgiven. Though I didn't like the word I kept find myself being called...
Sometime late 2008, as my mother begins her transition, I look at the historical dynamics between my sisters and myself. I find myself resigned to the idea that we’ll repeat who we’ve been, disallowing her transition to become ours. Yet faith rides on my coattails,...
Stop So much of what we do is on automatic. Our motives are often predictable--patterns we keep engaging without any real thought. What outcome or experience do you want this year that you’ve not yet had in this lifetime? Patterns are great if you're designing...
I was on a roll. Inspired. Motivated. Engaged. Creativity bursting at the seams...
I’m not going to even make you wait to read what I love about the financial meltdown that the Wall Street greedy created for us. It is this: we now know in our bones that there are no rules. We are soulful, spiritual beings who...
It’s Friday, July 29th, which means it’s the second-to-last day of Sun Dance at Sa’atoy Reservation. Folks are getting happy--but I’ve got to back it up to Thursday, because yesterday was the make-or-break day. The second day of the Sun Dance, from my perspective, is Hump...
It was later in life when I realized how much beauty meant to me. In my twenties, I helped open the Saks Fifth Avenue store in San Francisco’s Union Square. The store was abuzz with celebrities and parties - glorious fun. Amidst all that hubbub,...
In North America, we are about to celebrate Independence Day, a glorious holiday. Being American stands not only for independence as a nation but also for personal independence, or individualism. We’re very proud of our individualism and the outcomes of that, such as competition, self-reliance,...
