Seeing The Situation Clearly
I sang “Over the Rainbow” on our FB Live this week. I was in Kansas, and we were chatting about getting unstuck from emotional pain… “Over the Rainbow” is a beautiful song about being stuck and wishing for a change. 🙂 Once I realized that, I changed the last line of...
Getting Out of the Mud
It’s been raining all week here in Nashville… The kids were let out of school early one day because of floods. Many high schoolers drive, and the school district wanted to make sure they got home safely. My son Evan Amadeus (being an adventurer, like his parents) took...
Love…
In a recent Live Lunch Chat (which happens weekly on my Facebook and Instagram pages), we focused on one place where we experience Love in the fullest way possible: relationships - romantic, parenting, friendships and - the most important one - our relationship with...
Paying Forward…
I hope your week was filled with presence… of mind, heart, body and soul. The kind of presence in which each moment becomes a gratitude prayer as well as a possibility to access a state of beautiful, sacred stillness. Several years ago, I was so dedicated to...
Hectic Life, Pinocchio, and God
Last weekend I was treated to a wonderful performance of “Shrek the Musical” thanks to my 13-year-old son Blais, who played the part of Pinocchio. I am a big musical theatre fan. (Did you know I studied musical theatre at American Musical and Dramatic Academy in NYC,...
Icicles Do Melt… and Sometimes Very Slowly
If you caught my most recent FB Live (and you can watch it here), you saw me really up. My mom messaged me how much she loved to see me smile. I talked about making Mindset Shifts and how gratitude is like a Power Tool for rewiring our brain’s neuro-pathways. It’s...
Peace As Deep As The Ocean
Last Sunday something so beautiful happened, it fueled my entire week! I looked at my phone to check if it was time for me to cook dinner, and it was only 2:31 pm. “That can’t be!” I thought. I had gone to church, gotten donuts, had a nice breakfast with the kids, and...
Strengthen Your Willpower Muscle
“My theme for this year is discipline, so any words of encouragement on that would be appreciated” - Linda Every morning, my kids (the two still at home -- the oldest is in college) wake up at 5:45 a.m., get ready for school, make themselves a healthy breakfast...
Get off the Script and Soak In the Gift of Year End/Year Beginning
First of all, thank you for an amazing 2018!! Look at what you have inspired me to do: click here. Your replies to these Saturday emails always give me renewed energy and encouragement. Now, here is today’s reflection: It was past midnight on Christmas Eve. I looked...
The Stillness (and Madness) of Christmas Season
This year, David Langley brought his recording gear to my home studio, so we were able to make this video for you! He is a master guitar player, so doing this was pure joy! Now… We are still a few days away from Christmas. Traffic is getting worse,...