Tag Archives: joy

I’m Just Me.

Last week I wrote a poem, but hadn’t decided when/where or if I would share it. I showed it to a friend and she said, “Oh my gosh I love it!!! It has a bit of a Dr. Seuss feel…


How Non-Attachment Enhanced My Birthday

Last week was my birthday, and it was one of the best I’ve celebrated in a long time for many reasons, but especially this: I practiced non-attachment. Everything throughout the day was a gift. The text from an old friend?…


7 Lessons for Living (or what I learned on my book tour)

I just finished my last public event of Book Tour 2015 on Sunday night. We had a wonderful evening, with really thoughtful questions from attendees and a courageous volunteer. It was a great experience, and I’m now going to take…



Speaking to Joy

Recently, I was speaking with a client that is venturing into the online dating world, and this came out of my mouth: Find someone who speaks to your joy, not your fears. So often in life we look for a…


Three Stages of Love

In my experience, there are three basic stages of Love. And they usually occur in this order: Be loving. Simply stated: Love others and love yourself, through your words, thoughts, and actions. Be lovable. This is not about being cute;…


To live life as a dog.

For dogs there is no yesterday and there is no tomorrow. There is only now, and there is only love. Love of food. Love of sleep. Love of play. Love of walks. Love of their owner.   And seemingly, all…