the living mosaic

Several days ago, I was talking with someone in my family who was in real distress over a situation in his life. The more he talked, the more I felt the discomfort growing inside, but instead of offering an open, nonjudgmental, presence, I gave him “advice” on how he could take better care of himself,…

choosing the way I respond to life…

I decided to go for a solitary hike on Saturday. I’ve been a hiker for most of my adult life, but I’ve never quite felt safe going alone. I’ve always admired women who could do this, and enjoy it, but when I was alone, I felt hyper-vigilant and that wasn’t very relaxing. So on Saturday,…

sometimes we just need to laugh

A friend sent me this a few days ago...

The Wisdom of Uncertainty

STAYING CURIOUS It’s been almost a year since I moved to Montpelier, Vermont. To say that life has dramatically changed during this year would be an understatement, but that is true for each of us, isn’t it. There’s so much that I want to share with you regarding what’s been happening in my life, but…

you are “safer” than you know

So often the fear that we will make a mistake keeps us from making a decision. We tend to bring to mind all of the seeming mistakes from the past when considering a change in the present and the result is usually fear, dread, anxiety, or loss of hope and energy. This seems like a…

mirror mirror

Oh my goodness, these past few months have been amazing, challenging, wonderful, frightening, fun, dull, and at the deepest level, so right. I listed my home for sale in mid-January. It sold in 12 days. The closing was on April 1st. I moved into my new home (in Montpelier, Vermont) on April 1st. My divorce…

openings for sessions today

If you’ve ever been curious about what a session with me is like, and would like to experience this, today might be your day. Due to below zero weather, I’ve had to cancel the plans that I’d made, so I am not going anywhere and wanted to open my day up to you. I’m offering…