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The state of my office reflects my state of mind. If things are bursting at the seams, so am I. Have you ever noticed when your desk is a mess you feel out of sorts too? You might not pick up on your sense of […]
Sometimes we win. Sometimes we lose. Sometimes we succeed. Sometimes we fail. Life’s a seesaw. Sometimes we’re up. Sometimes we’re down. But I ask you: Without yin, what on Earth would yang do? We can’t always have sunshine (not even in California!). Admittedly, adversity isn’t […]
Whenever I hear the word “impossible,” I hear “I’m possible.” Yeah, I’m built that way. Some people may claim it’s impossible to hug the wind, for instance. I say open your arms and let it hug you. In doing so, you will create a mutual […]
“You’ve gotta stand for something, Christine,” my oldest sister advised me when I was in my thirties. But I wasn’t ready yet to stick my neck out that far. I thought maybe I could make a difference by laying low, keeping cool and making friends…with […]
The Wizard of Oz is the ultimate mind-body-spirit story. For those of you not familiar with this classic film, it features several characters in search of the one thing missing in their lives. For Dorothy, the girl from Kansas, it is her home she is […]
Last night I felt naked. Don’t worry. I wasn’t. I was amongst friends in a safe place. It was warm inside, cold outside. The lighting was friendly. The food was good. The atmosphere was lovely. I attended my ‘graduation’ dinner for my intermediate French class. […]
Creatives tend to experience life on the fringe. We don’t bow to convention. We question societal norms. We shake things up. We dare to ask “Is this really true?” My sister once called me a “loose cannon,” a phrase reserved for those who roll about […]
In an act of decluttering I stumbled upon the most marvelous book that I had bought in an epiphanic moment. Reboot Your Life is the title. And it talks about taking a sabbatical from your life to recharge it. Think of the book Eat, Pray, […]
Do you know the story of Sisyphus, the mythological figure who was doomed to push a boulder up a hill, only to have it fall down again at night? He was actually a deceitful kingĀ who, at one time, took pleasure in killing people. Not […]