Awe Is Essential — 3 Easy Ways to Add More Awe to Your Life What is awe? Awe is a reaction to something that shifts our perception of the world. It could be a soaring building, a vast star-studded sky, or a deep idea. And while the word vast and huge might be...
Play? Yes! Here’s How to Be More Playful I love throwing a ball for my dog Murphy. He shows so much joy chasing it and bringing it back. Even when I don’t have the ball, he races up and down the beach, circling and sniffing. There is unbounded joy in his...
Journal with Me: Focus and Curiosity Many mornings I walk on the beach with Murphy, my 5-year-old golden retriever. He’s a wonderful companion and easy to walk with as he is totally focused on retrieving his orange “chuck it” ball. My husband or I throw the ball,...
Journal with Me: Think Like a Beginner “In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, in the expert’s mind there are few.” Shunryu Suzuki. “The surest way to prevent yourself from learning a topic is to believe you already know it.”...
Journal with Me: Innovate In last week’s blog we explored the idea of tweaking your day to tilt it away from what drains you and towards what energizes and engages you. (Read that post for ideas around shifting your day towards more energy and engagement.) But often...