“It doesn’t always mean what you think it means.”  How would your life look and feel if you stopped attributing meaning to everything that happened? My past mentor would always say “we are meaning making machines” and it stuck. At that time, I constantly analyzed what I was experiencing with the…

“A Happy Life is Found in Moments” A happy life is found in the moments that make up the day. It’s not that every part of the day will be smooth and easy but there are moments and we need to pay attention and cherish them because these days are…

“Seek the truth or bury your head in the sand. Both require digging”– Andrew Nolan From time to time, we all bury our heads in the sand. When we are confronted with challenges and get overwhelmed we may refuse to acknowledge the problem and turn the other way out of…

“Let go or be dragged”– Zen Proverb When I was in my early twenties and going through a difficult break up, I went to see an acupuncturist. She told me, I had to let go if I wanted to be free and happy again. I had gone to her for…

A few years ago on our anniversary, my husband walked in with surfboard. I couldn’t stop laughing because since we moved to the beach, I kept badgering him about going. Something along the lines of, since we now lived so close to the water, he “should” take up the sport.…

“When nothing is sure, anything is possible” Margaret Drabble I love this quote and I use it often. I love it because there was a time that I had to “know” what was next for me and my loved ones. Since, I couldn’t know, I leaned into worst case scenarios…

I have spoken to a lot of people and know from my own experience that sometimes our unhappiness stems from wanting something that we don’t truly want. We simply like the idea of it. We like the idea of it because it has been presented to us time and again…

“Create a life you don’t need a vacation from.” I used to read this quote and wonder how it would be possible to live a life that felt so good, so free and so aligned that I wouldn’t NEED a vacation. I no longer wanted to feel that I needed…

“Do you want to be a prisoner of the past or pioneer of the future?” Deepak Chopra When I think about growing, healing, and changing the vision that comes up me at the beach. I am enjoying the fresh air; the sun is shining on my skin, and I feel…

Spring is here, the weather is warmer, and the energy feels different. Last week we celebrated the spring equinox and full moon. Did you feel the intensity? I did and it was painful – this time of year marks more then the shifting of the seasons, it marks inner changes…