Meditations From My Ecua-Gringa Life

With only three full days left in the year, I feel compelled to look back at 2014 and find the gems and lessons in the changes and challenge...

I feel like expressing myself through art. Creating a collage seems to exude a certain quality of ease and grace that I don't know if I ...

As life becomes harder and more threatening, it also becomes richer, because the fewer expectations we have, the more the good things of lif...

Here is a piece I wrote back on October 21st that I haven't had a chance to post yet on the importance of taking breaks, AND not feeling...

Today I began an e-course through the Oprah LifeClass series with Brene Brown . I am so grateful for this opportunity to re-visit Brene...

I quickly sent an email to myself today and saw the little blurb at the bottom of the email that I created at the beginning of the year to r...

As the marvelous, complex fall season approaches in Seattle, I find myself noticing how crisp and beautifully clear and colorful some days ...

When I think about discomfort and emotional pain or angst, probably one of the worst culprits is self-criticism or self-judgment and not fee...

My body always finds a way to slow me down and give me rest. I can't say quite yet that I'm grateful for my good ol' monthly pai...

When did it become the ideal to show a tough face and not show any real emotions when your mom's having a health crisis? Isn't it ju...