Creating your own beautiful and orderly life.

Every time I sit down to write, I become paralyzed. The tape that plays in my squirrel brain is that this blog has to support something big

I recently had the luxury of going on a four-day silent retreat. The retreat director was a life-long Jesuit and college professor. Over...

I am not a quiet person but find myself wishing I was...a little quieter. Over the years, Chris has often provided me feedback when he...

I had to move gyms due to construction at mine and now find myself in a sauna, often full of a dozen people, sitting knee to knee...

My oldest son and I had the privilege of a non-traditional Thanksgiving with a rare 72-year old bird. We will call him Dad. Last summer,...

Words. I love words. But I hate diagnoses. I have never been to therapist or psychologist and told my story, I love a good mystery. For...

As a part of a leadership program years ago, I was asked to write a personal brand statement. What is my personal brand today? What do I...

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...

When something isn't serving you, start something new. If you don't like how you feel, what are you willing to do to feel differently? I...

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...

I love these words: silence holds immense value. Or as Ram Dass said, “The quieter you become, the more you can hear.” I have told many...

My school clients can't exactly fire me, and my private therapy clients haven't fired me yet for my drawings. Let's hope this trend...

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...

I was recently taking all of the "words" off of my bulletin board for the new school year and these words made the cut for year two....

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...

During the school year, I draw a lot of pictures on index cards for students to take with them and reference. I am guessing most of them...