The Sun Rises Strong Over Ojai
A reflection on the generous spirit of humanity in the wake of the Thomas Fire. To find resources and ways to help, visit www.ojairelief.com.
The Power of Silence
When was the last time you spent a couple hours in total silence? Have you ever taken a silent retreat? Would it be possible to have more silence in your busy life? Medical studies are proving that silence renews us, and more of it leads to a life with less stress, less fear and anxiety,Read More
Fill Your Brain with Beauty
Get into your happy place. Imagine a garden filled with flowers. Hummingbird? Check. Bees? Check. A gorgeous lover awaiting you with a cup of tea and a cozy blanket, check. Tree leaves catching shimmer in late Fall sunshine. Check. You cuddle up with a journal and your favorite pen of all time—finally, to write, reflect,Read More
Everything you need? Inside.
Imagine this… You have $25 million dollars in the bank (but you never use it because money has become obsolete) You’re completely healthy and there’s no such thing as climate change. Bees are healthy. There are no such things as pesticides. Cancer has been eradicated with a natural medicine and there are no side effects.Read More
Why Persistence is the Best Daily Practice
As a strategist for business and creatives, I find that persistence in perspective separates the most successful and happy folks from those who may be financially successful but inherently insecure in what they are here to offer the world. What does that mean? That having a clear and consistent point of view is the keyRead More
Sometimes Playing Small is the Biggest Thing You Can Do
Sometimes I dream up a new business, juicy idea, or audacious goal, and then I check the news and see the suffering in the world and lose my motivation to build, as all of my thoughts go straight to: Repair. Fix. Change. Can you relate? I just got off the phone with my author, JonRead More
3 Important Lessons About Success from Oprah’s Favorite Guest of All Time
There are times when our lives are touched by angels, and the lessons they teach us are meant to permeate every action we take as we traverse the journey of our lives. Meeting and working with Dr. Tererai Trent on her new book, The Awakened Woman, has taught me the power of positive thinking in waysRead 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
Are You Worth a Room of Your Own?
“Arrange whatever pieces come your way.” –Virginia Woolf Virginia Woolf once said a woman has to have money and a room of her own to write fiction, I’d like to revise the notion now that we’ve got the internet and times have really changed. I say we do need space of our own, aRead More
How to Know When to End Things
Learning to be at home with yourself in the uncertain moments is the highest achievement you can accomplish in this lifetime. Endings are a thing, even a place, where you are guaranteed a workout in uncertainty. Some of us avoid endings, and some of us welcome them. The thrill seekers choose endings regularly, while mostRead More
