Tales From The Groundskeeper: Real Self-Care

This month, self-care has been on my mind. It has been on my mind, because I have been both deeply needing and deeply providing. Needing a soft place to land.  Needing food that fills me up, instead of breaking me down.  Needing as much sleep as I can get.  Needing space to move about freely … Read more

Experiment with Love: Handling Criticism + Judgment

Imagine that you are walking your walk, moving along your path and dancing in your own shimmering light as often as possible. You are practicing being impeccable with your word. You are re-inventing your boundaries, in the name of cultivating relationships that rock your world in the best possible ways. You are holding your head … Read more

Becoming a Detective to Your Own Experience

I remember, very clearly, a time when I realized this: I don’t even know what I like. I knew what other people liked. I knew what the people in my life preferred. I knew how to do it so that I got an A. I knew what the right way to do things was. But … Read more

Excavating Shame

You know all of those things that you’ve been holding onto for as long as you can remember, because you kind of sort of think maybe you were to blame for them or they reaffirmed what you’ve always suspected has been true about you or you just can’t really seem to let them go? Today … Read more

Self-Care for the Caregiver

I have a sneaking suspicion that many of the people who read this blog are remarkable caregivers, and I have been thinking about all of you this week. The thing about being a great caregiver is that it is a quality that is universally liked by those who are being cared for, but sometimes they’ve … Read more