Food for Thought

nothing prepares you...

nothing prepares you…

Nothing prepares you for the emotionally painful part of parenting.  For when life is hard for your little one and you cannot just inhabit his body and make choices that […]

Q&A with Claudia Corletto-Coleman

Q&A with Claudia Corletto-Coleman

I first met Claudia Corletto-Coleman when I was touring for Hijas Americanas, and we were able to hook up a couple times when I was in her neck of the woods.  […]

Let the revolution begin (or it's never about you)...

Let the revolution begin (or it’s never about you)…

“If I teach you nothing else- wait, I lie, I want to teach you other things, too, but this is a really important thing I want you to learn from […]

photo by Jill E. Williams

We’re here ON purpose

So a friend of mine, the same smart friend who is asking herself about how she triumphed each day, recently made this observation: “One had only spend a day admiring […]

Questioning yourself

Questioning yourself

When I revealed my word for the year last week, a friend of mine shared this thought… “2011 promises to be a difficult one for me, but hopefully in the […]

this moment

this moment

  A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

I See Me!

I See Me!

In college, a friend said to me that I would be so exotic-looking if I just had different colored eyes.  What I heard in that moment was that I wasn’t […]

Isha's 2011 Vision Board

More visions of visions

Last week, I revealed my vision board for 2011.  And, today, I have the honor of sharing some vision boards with you from friends around the country.  Have you made […]

What's in a word?

What’s in a word?

COMMITMENT. TEACHER. DEEPER. BALANCE. DISCIPLINE. PATIENCE. GROUNDED. CREATE. HOPEFUL. COMMUNICATE. JUMP These are some of the words I’ve heard people choose for their year.  As for me, I’ve been trying […]

a quiet space for beginning each day...

What Discipline Looks Like

Last week, I shared with you my realization that I had been involved in a little bit of self-sabotage by not being more disciplined about my time and behavior.  It […]