I’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...

For 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...

Conscious living invites us to explore the question: What’s below the surface of who we are and how we live our lives?

For the last year I’ve lived along the Columbia River that divides Washington from Oregon. It’s the largest river flowing into the...

Today is the Winter Solstice: the shortest day and the longest night of the year for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere. In...

Often times, our purpose is born out of our deepest struggles in life. The greatest challenges we experience, whether internally or...

Your life blooms only when you show up consistently and tend the seeds you've planted.

Anything you do with the intention of improvement requires that you endure a certain amount of exertion. Take push ups as an example. If...

Things 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...

A 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

"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...

Beneath the forest floor is a networking system between trees that is nicknamed the "Wood Wide Web." This system connects the roots of...

We all experience a recurring cycle throughout our lives that contains four main phases: renewal, expansion, abundance, and contraction....

Lately I've been especially skeptical of the health and wellness industry (which is now worth 4 TRILLION dollars!) and I've wrestled with...

There's a parable I love with a message intended to emphasize the complexity and multifaceted nature of God. It goes like this: "There's...

During 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...

My internal compass always pointed North toward the horizon line, and I had a tendency to get myself into trouble when I followed it...

Are 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...

Can 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...

Not 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...