Transformational Alchemy for the Highly Sensitive Person
Aug 05This weekend my husband and I, along with two best friends, took a hike to a place so beautiful it seems not of this world. First of all, living in New Mexico, any forest that includes a lot of water is pretty darn magical. The Rio en Medio trail Keep Reading
May 17The field of Positive Psychology. I love the field of Positive Psychology because they're curious about questions like, “What’s more powerful, Hope or Gratitude?” I mean, just scanning the titles gives me a spark. I recently read an article on the Keep Reading
May 13Stuck in a Control Loop. Recently I found myself stuck in struggling with world events I have no ability to change or influence. I felt my anxiety escalating, and right when I put my hand to my heart to calm my nervous system, a book title popped Keep Reading
May 10I had a dream a few years ago. It went like this... In a woodland clearing was a temple, round, concrete, and sterile looking. Within the structure was an immense creature which looked like an alabaster curl bug with long tentacles and short Keep Reading
Apr 11In the science of human behavior, reward systems are often explored. There have been countless studies done on the effects of extrinsic (external) vs. intrinsic (internal) motivation. It's widely understood that intrinsic motivation, (doing something Keep Reading
Dec 31Holiday pressures... This time of year can be overwhelming for me. While my entire being craves the hibernation phase of winter, I’m jolted into overdrive with the cattle prod of expectation. I’m supposed to be spending, and giving, and traveling, Keep Reading
Dec 21The Memory. I woke up with a memory that keeps drifting through my thoughts. It comes and it goes, but it asks to be remembered. I luxuriate in the emotions of it because it still carries a charge, twenty years later. In the 1990's I was working as a Keep Reading
Dec 0710 things about myself I vow to never again hide... 1.) I'm frequently wrong. I’ve mis-judged people, mis-read people, and made a few odd turns in the road. I’ve spent a lot of time underestimating myself. But I also believe that our mistakes in Keep Reading
Nov 02The restorative effects of beauty are far-reaching. Beauty in any form is regenerative, healing, and fortifying. I was reminded of that this morning when my husband and I took our three dogs for a walk at 5:30 am. In that not-quite-awake stupor, we Keep Reading