You know how every once in a while you do something and the little voice inside says, ‘There. That’s it. That’s why you’re here.’ … and you get a warm glow in your heart because you know it’s true? Do more of that. Jacob Nordby Why am I here is a more impacting […]
Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently. Maya Angelou Bryce Courtenay was certainly onto something when he wrote The Power of One. There’s something significant about someone having a vision for their life and sticking to it. There’s power in a story […]
I’m in Onset, an historic Victorian waterfront community which has preserved most of the original storefronts and cottages. The Victorian charm of the era is evident in the many period homes here, including the one I am staying in. It’s also only two miles from the Cape Cod Canal. It’s a summer town, so it’s […]
Travel Log Write Around the World 2017 January Sydney NSW Australia February Margaret River Western Australia March Dunsborough Western Australia March Sydney NSW Australia April New York […]
‘Would you like a digestif? Limoncello? It’s on the house.’ The waiter, dressed impossibly tight, black jeans, white-tight t-shirt, thick leather belt, ankles bare above leather loafers, hipster beard, sculpted hair—you get the picture—tilts his head and we shrug a why not? ‘ Si. Grazie. We would love limoncello.’ I sighed. How perfect. The sky […]
Q Commons is a live learning experience that challenges attendees to stay curious, think well, and advance good in their communities and yesterday I had the privilege of attending the Perth event. One of the speakers spoke about the irrelevance of faith and told us: Over 46% of our neighbors believe religion and people of faith […]
Well, here we are at one hundred days!* The journey I set out on is not the journey I anticipated, but isn’t that life? There are no wrong turnings. Only paths we had not known we were meant to walk. Guy Gavriel Kay Elizabeth Gilbert said, ‘There is no interruption. Life is in session.’ By this […]
One Hundred Day Creative Challenge Day 98: Wide-Open Spaces She looked at me with eyes that hadn’t seen a decent night’s sleep in months. Her hair, tied back in a scrunchy, revealed regrowth that pre-kids she wouldn’t have put up with. But, now she was a mum and priorities had changed. ‘I wish I […]
Sometimes we need to do something that’s counterintuitive. Sometimes we need to let go and jump. Jump into something new. Jump into risk and let go of everything that’s holding us back. To be truly creative, we must jump into our art despite fear. We must let go of what’s holding us back. We must […]
