Getting out there in 2013

A simple question over breakfast with my friend Kathi — have you noticed how many people are doing new things already in the new year? — prompted so much thought in me well after our coffee was finished. Here’s what it became a few hours later....

What to do with a love of ___ ?

After orchestrating a family gathering at my mother’s a few days before Christmas and then inviting people over for my birthday last weekend, I realized the planning and execution of those things pumped up my adrenaline a bit. I took it as a sign I should be...

What is living fully?

There are several consistent teachers in my life and Julia Cameron is definitely one of them. There is something persistently eye-opening about her work. The old stuff holds up. The new stuff gives me pause and usually more. The last weekend of 2012 I read Safe...

Blissful solitude? Hmmmm …

A friend gave me The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer for Christmas. I read it today, all of it. But before I get into that, some context. Last night, New Year’s Eve, I made a very conscious decision to be in what I like to call blissful solitude. I have...