The Luckiest
For years, the little cottage that is now ours was on my running route. And because I run fairly slowly, I could memorize every detail of the house as I trotted […]
The Wheel of Life
One of the best gifts I have ever been given is the book The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron. One of my college roommates and dearest friends gave it to me as […]
A Giveaway: The New Latina’s Bible
UPDATE: THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO ENTERED THE DRAWING AND CONGRATULATIONS TO MARYSOL FOR WINNING THE BOOK! I am so excited to host a giveaway here today and, no, you […]
Random bits
Bit # 1 Happy told his first lie. The other day, I had put Happy down for his nap but could hear him chanting for his froggies. Happy sleeps with […]
What do you need right now more than anything else?
When I teach journaling workshops, I often give participants a series of prompts that I call Three Small Questions. The catch is that they aren’t small questions at all. […]
Stopping Negative Self-Talk
Too many of us do it: berate and belittle ourselves until what’s left is simply defeat. Eradicating negative self-talk (from I’m fat to I’m not loveable, from I’m incompetent […]
Girl Power Camp!
Have your daughter, niece, granddaughter, or young friend join me and equine assisted learning specialists, Kris Batchelor and Morgan Ridenhour, for a special week of horsemanship and leadership. Activities will […]
Trying to Right a Wrong
“I’m heavy.” This from the little boy in the backseat. The two year old. “What?” I ask, my voice a bit frantic. And so BF and I do what we […]
The Proust Questionnaire
Today’s journal writing prompts come from Marcel Proust. Some background: In the 19th century, French writer Marcel Proust stumbled upon a questionnaire called, “An Album to Record Thoughts, Feelings, ect.” […]
