It’s not often that an experience leaves me breathless, but yesterday, my visit to Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park did just that. The South entrance is closed due to fire damage so we took off from Gunnison, Colorado on Hwy 50, and drove to the North entrance to the park via Hwy 92,…
It takes two days to get here by car, but what a beautiful road trip! We drove through Southeast Colorado yesterday taking the back roads to our destination in Gunnison. Nothing other than striking scenery, but I took some time to reflect upon how a landscape mirrors different aspects of our humanity. When we left…
The best thing my parents gave me was their imperfection. Sometimes, the gifts that your parents’ give you aren’t what they did right, but what they struggled with, and how they overcame it– or didn’t. This is the time of the year that I review my mother’s life, and what gifts she left me since…
I’m a Human Design Guide, and I’m starting a simple weekly series here. Each Monday, I’ll share the current Human Design transit of the Sun and Earth, and how I’m personally noticing it show up in real life. Human Design helps us tune into both our own natural rhythm and the shifting energy in the…
What makes a habit worth keeping? Right now, the habit of writing a post everyday brings me into better alignment with my life. As soon as I wake up in the morning, I open up my laptop and stare at the blank screen. Then I recall the day before. What stood out? What do I…
Quote Box Wisdom My stepfather has a handmade wooden box that is filled with quotes he’s collected during his life written on index cards. I just pulled one out and this is the gem I received: “Whenever he thought about it, he felt terrible. And so, at last, he came to a fateful decision. He…
Travel days are often filled with delays. Yet, they also offer glimmers of humanity while you sit around waiting. Here are some of mine from yesterday. My first travel day was devoid of much conversation, as I wrote about in the last post. But man, things changed on the second day. Around noon, I went…
