ARTICLES AND INSIGHTS
GPS: Taos to Salt Lake City Having completed my 2nd week in Taos, it was time to head back home. I felt clear about my relationship with Oliver. I was sad, disappointed and a little angry. Not at him. At the situation. I felt ready to return to Portland. Ready to tackle my ever growing … Read more
Light & Clarity Emerge Returning to Taos from my brief junket in Portland, Oliver and I moved into our second rental. A sweet little house, with a lovely kitchen, gas fireplace, comfortable furniture and a fenced yard. My routine – out early on the frosty mornings for coffee, breakfast and writing time at a local … Read more
The Road to Taos I drove 12 hours from the mountaintop hotel in Utah to Taos. The drive was gorgeous – through Zion National Park, across Utah, Arizona – with a smidge of Colorado mixed in – into New Mexico. A sleepless night preceded the long drive, yet somehow, I felt alert, awake and fully … Read more
Evolving Through Whimsy I left Portland because I felt tired, stifled and stressed. I needed a break from my ‘normal’ life and routine. I was seeking inspiration and focus to take my work to its next iteration. A trusted consultant asked me when the last time was that I followed my whimsy, following that question … Read more
Evolving is Incremental When I look back at where my life was a year ago, I can hardly believe the difference. In a nutshell, I: migrated from the East to the West moved from 16 acres in the woods to a loft in the city have an online classroom instead of a brick and mortar … Read more
Changes Comes Easy…Or Not! I’ve been thinking a lot about change lately. The way change can come easily while at other times a knock-down, drag-out battle occurs – between the existing and the emerging self. I’ve had a lot of time to think. I’ve been on a road trip through Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Arizona and … Read more