14 min10 Tips to Have a Healthy Relationship With Social MediaI’d venture to guess that I spend far more time considering the impacts of social media more than most people. I like to think it’s...
7 minA Year in a Yurt: Lessons on Life’s PathFor nearly a year beginning at the start of the Covid pandemic I lived in a yurt tucked within a canyon in rural Washington. It lay...
8 minWhat Is Conscious Living? The Power of Living With AwarenessConscious living invites us to explore the question: What’s below the surface of who we are and how we live our lives?
6 minRide The River: On Navigating Life's UncertaintyFor the last year I’ve lived along the Columbia River that divides Washington from Oregon. It’s the largest river flowing into the...
3 minWinter Solstice: The Darkest Day of 2020Today is the Winter Solstice: the shortest day and the longest night of the year for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere. In...
1 minThings I'm Learning Part 2Often times, our purpose is born out of our deepest struggles in life. The greatest challenges we experience, whether internally or...
2 minWater the Seeds of Your LifeYour life blooms only when you show up consistently and tend the seeds you've planted.
1 minQuick Note On GrowthAnything you do with the intention of improvement requires that you endure a certain amount of exertion. Take push ups as an example. If...
1 minThings I'm Learning Part 1Things I’m learning in life part 1: Pain arises in our lives when the reality of our situation doesn’t align with the story we’ve created...
2 minMove With the Waves of EmotionA few days ago I broke down and sobbed under the weight of my own stress and worry at this time. In one afternoon, it all washed over me and
4 minFinding Stillness in a Storm"When you're in the middle of a story it isn't a story at all, but only a confusion; a dark roaring, a blindness, a wreckage of shattered...
2 minLoneliness Is A Lack of Meaningful RelationshipsBeneath the forest floor is a networking system between trees that is nicknamed the "Wood Wide Web." This system connects the roots of...
4 minSoul Cycle: Expansion, Lessons From SpringWe all experience a recurring cycle throughout our lives that contains four main phases: renewal, expansion, abundance, and contraction....
2 minLiving An Unprocessed LifeLately I've been especially skeptical of the health and wellness industry (which is now worth 4 TRILLION dollars!) and I've wrestled with...
2 minWhy You Must Speak Your TruthThere's a parable I love with a message intended to emphasize the complexity and multifaceted nature of God. It goes like this: "There's...
2 minThe Best Routes Are The ReroutesDuring my recent drive from Wyoming to move to Washington I unexpectedly found myself on a back road on the last day of my travels. It...
2 minHorizon LineMy internal compass always pointed North toward the horizon line, and I had a tendency to get myself into trouble when I followed it...
2 minIt Takes Time To Build What's MeaningfulAre you familiar with the story of The Three Little Pigs? C'mon–everyone is! But just in case it's been a while, here's a little...
2 minBe Fear-FULL & Proceed AnywayCan I be honest about something? Fear kicked my ass the other night. In the dark space of my room and of my mind, I tossed and turned and...
2 minThere's Not A "Right" DecisionNot long ago I met with a young woman who is struggling to decide between staying in college or pursuing a less traditional path. As she...