I embrace emerging experience.I participate in discovery.I am a butterfly.I am not a butterfly collector.I want the experience of the butterfly.― William Stafford Many of the things I have associated …
One Thing You Can Do Today to Enhance Presence
"Everything is energy and that is all there is to it." -Albert Einstein I have been wrestling with the best way to tell the following story for months because the experience was so simple and …
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What Happens When We Hold Our Breath?
"What will our children do in the morning if they do not see us fly?" -Rumi Do you know what happens when we hold our breath? When we inhale, our diaphragm tightens and contracts as pressure builds …
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Unplug to Save Energy
My great aunt used to unplug all her appliances when she wasn’t using them. She would even turn off the water running to the washing machine when she wasn’t doing laundry. I have been thinking about …
How Do You Write the Next Chapter? Vietnam Then and Now
I remember reading Love in the Time of Cholera when I was pregnant with Max. My favorite line in the novel, written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, is “He allowed himself to be swayed by his conviction …
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8 Ways to Slow Down Today
We have a Costco card, a Volvo wagon, and homework. We have meetings, deadlines, and commitments. We have check-ups, a clothes dryer, and prescriptions. We have invitations, a gift closet, and …
