The Five C’s of Connection

The Five C’s of Connection

Listen to an audio recording of this blog post. Years ago, I named a progression of interpersonal connection, the ways we connect with another. Shown above, the progression moves from control over, to co-creating with. It moves from armored separation, to fluid...

Flex. Focus. Flow

“Fulfilling your potential is not only possible,it’s the only way to find true safety in the world.” ~ Conscious Loving Ever After, Gay and Kathlyn Hendricks Human development is a breath-taking journey of seeing new perspectives, exercising new moves, growing...

The Last Time

The rocking chairs are gone. My brother swiftly removed them once we finished our “second-round picks.” This is the dismantling process of my parents sixty-five-year marriage and fifty-plus years in the same home—built with my mother’s creative juices and my father’s...

How Are You, Really?

Listen to an audio recording of this blog post. Mondays are the hardest. Friday arrives with a deep relief.Tuesday mojo returns.Wednesday work flows.Thursday cranks along early in the day… and weakens in afternoon anticipation.Saturday and Sunday… savoring...

What Are My Ripples?

We are all familiar with the ripple effect of a pebble in a pond. As I write, and you read (I imagine), an image appears. The center of a pristine, elegant, natural pool hatches delicate ripples, ignited by the toss of a perfectly round-shaped rock. The ripples are...