Your well-lived life has more to do with how you celebrate life’s daily miracles than, say, what you accomplish on your To Do List. 

(Even though you’ve probably used your To Do List as a marker of what’s worth celebrating in the past!)

While the holidays center around celebration, our To Do Lists can sometimes inhibit our ability to celebrate the “little things” that form the foundation of the Big Things.

Have you ever changed your mind… and then judged yourself harshly for the pivot?

If you make a choice and decide later that you’re unhappy with that choice, you can change course, pivot, and modify.

We all dream that our holidays will run smoothly and efficiently, yet the nature of the season has a way of conjuring both chaos and reactive behavior from us and those around us.

We're not only pulled in many different directions… we also have extra marks to hit and people who depend on us. We feel such pressure to "carpe diem" that we often don't take time to enter the season with a more strategic perspective.

What is it about Thanksgiving that causes us to feel… apprehension? existential dread? pre-emptive misery? 

Even with the best intentions, we often walk away from family "festivities" feeling energy-depleted and asking ourselves WHY we invited toxic thinking into our realm of joy and inner peace.

Ever wonder why you find yourself saying "Yes, of course!" when you really mean "HELL NO"? 

This is the voice of your Inner Critic who’s worried about whether they're liked, if they've disappointed someone, or how they can avoid any kind of conflict. Sound familiar?

You only have so much room in your life… Whether it’s energetic, physical, or calendar SPACE: there’s only so much of it. To receive new things, ideas, and heart aspirations, you have to be intentional about making space for what really matters.

Some situations spiral out of control because we haven't taken the time to focus on our WHY. 

If you're like me, sometimes you just "DO" things without questioning the WHY behind the task. But if you take the time to BE more intentional, you can take your power back and shape experiences to align with your true desires and core beliefs

I have great reverence for rich vocabulary, which is why I don’t understand my tendency for dropping unsavory declarations into my speech patterns!

I know I can control it because, if I make an effort, I can abstain from using dirty words.

One of the hardest lessons I’ve ever had to learn is that not everybody will like me OR what I have to offer… and that’s okay.

If you’re anything like me, you struggle to shake your perfectionistic tendencies. But the truth is: None of us is perfect (even when we try!)

And which of us wants to hang with someone who pretends to be flawless anyway? Not me.

Why waste your precious energy on such a small-minded emotion when inside your truth lives a magnificent, beautiful, wondering painting… just waiting for your vision, devotion, and love!

Why waste your precious energy on such a small-minded emotion when inside your truth lives a magnificent, beautiful, wondering painting… just waiting for your vision, devotion, and love!

Why waste your precious energy on such a small-minded emotion when inside your truth lives a magnificent, beautiful, wondering painting… just waiting for your vision, devotion, and love!

Why waste your precious energy on such a small-minded emotion when inside your truth lives a magnificent, beautiful, wondering painting… just waiting for your vision, devotion, and love!

Ever been bitten by an energy vampire? Energy vampires are people who prey on your kindness and literally suck your energy dry.  We all know people who boost their own energy by taking energy from others via an argument, criticism, belittlement, or just a very one-sided conversation. You step away from these kinds of interactions feeling depleted, invisible, and energetically drained. While not every draining interaction qualifies the other person as an energy vampire, some people just project more negative energy than others. 

Have you noticed how NOT saying "NO" impacts the quality of time you have with yourself and your family? Have you noticed how saying “YES” when you don’t want to impacts your health and levels of stress? 

 Whether you learn to say "NO" more often or just learn to say "YES" in a way that honors your integrity, it's time to release yourself from the burden of pleasing others.

To embrace new things, ideas, and aspirations of the heart, you must make space to receive them. As we approach December 21’s Winter Solstice, I’ve adopted this mantra: "Release to make room,” because I want to create space for delicious possibilities and the magic of unexpected outcomes.

Life is too short to give your power away to circumstances that are clearly out of your control - like other people’s issues that (most likely) have NOTHING to do with YOU.

Life is too short to give your power away to circumstances that are clearly out of your control - like other people’s issues that (most likely) have NOTHING to do with YOU.

When core value boundaries are threatened, so are the borders of your energetic boundaries… and more importantly, your precious internal energy reserves. This is why saying a reluctant “Yes,” when you really mean “HELL NO!” takes such an emotional toll.