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...

On life’s scale of experiences, extreme sorrow is on one end and extreme joy on the other. Between the two extremes are a range of...

Last year I left a secure path to pursue the authentic desires of my heart. The path first took me to Alaska, where I spent the summer...

The morning of the first of the new year and new decade my dad and I woke early to watch the sunrise together from a wind-blown, Wyoming...

There’s a cycle that we all experience many times throughout our lives: renewal, expansion, abundance, and contraction. It’s the same...

Dear friend, In my early twenties I printed and thumbtacked a piece of art to a bulletin board in my studio apartment of a sensual woman...

If you tie a string around a lifesaver (or a ring, a washer, or a paperclip), hold it between two of your fingers, dangle it in front of...

Dear friend, I’ve wanted to write to you for a long time, but it has taken me a while to understand what it is that I deeply crave to...

A dirt path in the wilderness develops after it has been walked over and over again. Overtime, as the result of deliberate effort, what...

The other night I sorted books I own into two piles: books to keep (10%) and books not to keep (90%). It’s one step in the process of...

Lately I’ve been able to feel time in the palms of my hands. It slips between my fingers the way sand trickles through an hourglass. Just...

Some species of trees hold a specific type of seed in their canopy that is only released during  a natural disaster, most often a fire....

I recently took a walk in the cold woods draped in winter’s blanket. I was attentive to the environment around me. The trees were naked...

Imagine you’re on a stage and there’s an audience before you. You feel confused why you’re there. What is the performance? What is your...

I recently dreamed I was a realtor showing a house to some eager buyers. It wasn’t any ol’ house, though. There was something special...

My family and I use to eat at buffets often when I was a child. I’d walk alongside my mom or dad, tightly holding a plate in my hands, as...

When walking through the woods I sometimes pluck wildflowers to later place in a vase for house decoration. I feel so attracted to the...

Insects and reptiles undergo a process called ecdysis where they shed their exoskeleton or old skin for new growth. For other animals,...

There is a soft side to the knife of time, and what makes it soft is what also makes it sharp. When the passing of time brings us to a...

We each endure cycles of growth throughout the span of our lives. The beginning of new growth often starts with a seed. There’s something...

Romantic relationships can be important teachers in our lives, regardless how they end. Lovers often come with critical information that...

Imagine for a moment that life is like a bead market. The market includes several booths, and at each booth are people, companies, and...

I use to get lost in articles that taught me how to be a freelance traveling photojournalist. With titles like, “How to Become a National...

The walls are white. Yesterday I stripped them of all the creativity and life that I’ve worked to create over the past two years. Place....

We find liberation through movement. Through movement the soul expands, the mind forms new connections, the body pumps fresh blood...