Making someone else's day is easy and free work. As I reflect on my own work that this blog keeps me away from doing, when convenient,...

A little less than a year ago I started a private therapy practice. On my website, I describe what I do by saying that I help people...

I have been waking up 45 minutes earlier than I need to wake up as part of a personal challenge. There is a lot of research that cites...

Have you ever been told you looked tired? Or that you butt looks a little big in those pants? Wow, that is an interesting haircut; did...

As I work with people of all ages in my therapy practice, I often talk about the sacredness of routines. Routines are holy and...

I have been criticized, mostly by my long time-lover, for not resting more. At the heart of it, rest is primarily about physical and...

I was talking to my sister recently about living and loving with a sense of urgency. I often feel a sense of urgency that not everyone...

My Grandpa Reding loved Watkins salve. I can still close my eyes and smell it. I love salves because of their unique consistency and...

One of the things I have appreciated about my recent career change is that I have had to redefine abundance. What is abundance? Living...

There were four adults and eight boys on our back country adventure. Some of us knew each other well and some of us didn't. This was an...

This was a quote I captured on our backcountry adventure as it demonstrates the gravity and importance of wipes in the absence of...

During my recent back country adventure at Philmont, at the end of every day we sat in a circle and reflected on our day. Philmont...

After a hundred-mile walk in the beautiful mountains and deserts of northern New Mexico, I find myself on a light duty living assignment...

Ever since falling in love with hiking and forests, I have loved all metaphors associated with the word trail. For me, it translates so...

I recently met a guy with a neck full of rosaries who didn't have any idea how to pray the rosary. I took the opportunity to help him...

I love it when the domains in my life converge. This week, I hand-drew and framed this quote thirty times for a volunteer brunch for...

Let's not slumber life away. Let's wake each other up and remind one another of their potential. We were all put on this earth to...

Arianna continues "I wish someone would invent a tape recorder that we could attach to our brains to record everything we tell ourselves....

I say these words a few times a day to kids that come and go from my office. You can stay here in the quiet. It is one of the luxuries of...

I get to work with beautifully hopeful teens every day. On a recent trip to NYC, I got to spend some uninterrupted time with my very...