It’s December and as we approach the end of the year, I find myself reflecting. I ask myself questions like: What’s good in my life right now? What’s most challenging? What do I want most right now and in the rest of this year and next? What can I do to be more in...
It gets dark so early these days. Every year, I seem to be surprised by the gathering darkness, how quickly it comes on, how early I need to get out with the dog if I don’t want to come home in blackness. Here in the Northern Hemisphere, winter is just beginning, and...
Thanksgiving is tomorrow, which makes me think of what I am grateful for. This has been a year of high highs and low lows, struggles and fabulous experiences and I am grateful for it all (well maybe not my knee pain holding back my running). Most of all, I am grateful...
Last week I ran a workshop for a group of folks – the topic was Resilience and we wrote and reflected on our stories to name our strengths and build tools for the future. What the heck does that really mean? What is resilience anyway? How do stories help? What if...
I wrote my first blog post for Wellfleet Circle almost three years ago. It was entitled The Power of Story. It’s no surprise to me that hundreds of blog posts later, The Power of Story and writing for yourself as a way of self-knowledge and growth is still the focus...