Jealousy.  I bet you’ve felt it.  That twist in the gut, the short breath of panicked longing– they don’t call it the green-eyed monster for nothing.  It can feel like something wicked is trying to claw its way out of your insides. Thing is, with all apologies to my Sunday School teachers, jealousy isn’t evil.  Neither […]

~ In Defense of Effortfulness~  Yesterday I was listening to a free call Danielle LaPorte did on money. As usual, Danielle was wise, witty, warm, real.  I adore her. But I didn’t feel inspired.  I felt like shit. Danielle was talking about the new way she creates things.  She doesn’t keep a to-do list any […]

I was talking to a client who I’ll call Mindy, since that is not her name, about how much she dreads going to her mother-in-law’s. “Why is this such a big deal for me?  This shouldn’t be so hard!  It’s just family!  I mean, I love them, I really do.  I don’t know why I […]

I went to the ocean this weekend. For me, that’s like going to church. It fills me up. It quiets my mind. It connects me with the whole world. It makes all my worries seem small. But damn, was it cold! The ocean is my place.  Every single time I go, I feel my soul […]

I was in the midst of writing this note to you when I heard about the shootings in Sandy Hook, Connecticut. I was writing a zippy, useful list of ways to proactively set up your year for 2013. Maybe I’ll send that to you next week. Today I am sitting with the unbearable fact that […]