The Age of Wise Women
Initiations-Transitions-Rituals While I thought this five-week Mom-Daughter trip was about me showing Mia the world, it has revealed itself as an initiation of my own. This journey has shown me that I am now stepping into the role of wise woman. My child is only 9-years-old, and a beauty. In each country we’ve traveled, she’sRead More
Breaking the Spell that Costs us our Life…
So often we don’t even know we’re under a spell. Scrolling social media and the news on a screen is one way to lose your connection to the world around you.
When Joy Overcomes Gravity
We’ve been in fire-flood-flu fatigue in California. We’ve lost neighbors in the Montecito Mudslides, and have experienced the loss of the beautiful forests that bring us renewal. Blackened trees and meadows, interspersed with the twisted metal and stone of fire-devoured homes has overwhelmed many of our nervous systems. Each time I see a friend inRead More
The Mind-Body-Spirit of Success: What Are Your Non-Negotiables?
I was once engaged to a romantic, handsome, wealthy, poetry-writing man. It was the early days of the tea company, and I had little in the way of resources. I’d get a poem and a plane ticket on a Friday afternoon in my inbox. He’d take me to Hawaii on a whim. He’d secretly payRead More
A few thoughts on writing…
A few thoughts on writing… Bali Journal It rained all day in Nusa Lembongan. The Mangroves swayed in the rising full moon tides. As the tide receded in the late afternoon, I could see only remnants of rebar and rope, a cemetery of coastline, destroyed by the seaweed harvests for the Japanese beauty market. AsRead More
Being a Mother to Others
Some thoughts on being a mother to others. A blog post from Bali. (and the result of three cups of Bali Coffee.) *** “We’re eating noodle soup in Taipei, see you this afternoon!” Butterflies hit my belly like leaves in wind—strong, soft, tangled. Poignancy is a word that could replace pregnancy, as it sums upRead More
How Parenting with Presence Can Heal Your Child with Susan Stiffleman
I am a fan of Susan’s first book, Parenting Without Power Struggles. I hand it out to friends and require any nanny we hire to read it. In Parenting Without Power Struggles, Susan talks about parents being captains of the ship with loving, calm, presence. Now, in Parenting with Presence, Susan explores in greater detailRead More
Thoughts on Feminism, Masculine-ism (Is there such a word?), and Parenting…
We are in a conversation about feminism. We are watching women step into the light. We just awarded a 16-year old girl the Nobel Peace Prize for her courageous survival of wounded masculine shooting a gun at her head. A couple weeks ago, I asked the cofounder of her fund what they will do nowRead More
When Your Life’s Purpose is Currently the Laundry
Dear Ones, Our lives have a purpose: to love, to be happy, to serve others, and make the world a better place. But, what if that purpose is swallowed up by life’s little tasks? What if housework and our jobs make us so busy we can barely make it to the grocery store, much lessRead More
