As I am preparing for a trip to Alaska, I have been anticipating all the wonderful adventures I will be having. However, I have to keep reminding myself, as exciting as it is to have such a wonderful trip planned, these types of adventures are typically only about 10 to 20 percent of our lives. [...]
Being uncomfortable is part of life. Most of us avoid it, yet it is an important element of our personal growth. If we do not allow ourselves to be uncomfortable we keep the possibilities of our life limited. So often we resist being uncomfortable rather than leaning into it. As Eckhart Tolle says, “What we [...]
Being an avid hiker and having undertaken many a five day hike through the Andes in Peru, Mt Whitney, Kauai, and Na Pali Coast, and having walked part of the Camino de Santiago trail myself while in Spain last year, I was drawn to the film “Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago. However, hiking [...]
Have you heard of the restaurant, the Playground? If not, it might be worth a visit, but not just for the food! Talk about a group of people who have a passion for what they do, for food and fun. If we all went through life with the excitement of Jason Quinn, executive chef [...]
I crawl out of bed, once again to arrive on time at my boot camp on the beach at 6 a.m. Yes, you heard me right, 6 a.m.!! As crazy as it sounds, I actually look forward to it, maybe not at the time my alarm goes off, but once I am on the beach [...]
It is a beautiful day outside. I am so grateful for how we get to enjoy such amazing weather, and yes it is the middle of winter. Yet, I sit here staring out the window, wondering what is ahead. My mom passed this last week, and I am still trying to get my feet back [...]
The other day I entered my local bank as I do every Thursday afternoon. I was acknowledged by name by a couple of the staff, and then a conversation evolved as one of them had seen me out walking my dogs. As I have only lived in Corona del Mar for the past four months, [...]
I walk the beach most days and am amazed at how many people I see picking up trash that other people have left behind. I so appreciate these people who take the time in their day to make a difference in the world. I often come across this couple, Ed and Linda Johnson, whom you [...]
I was sitting at PdM café with Brittney, a friend of mine, totally indulging in one of their coconut, oatmeal, chocolate chip cookies (if you have not tried one, you need to), when Brittney just looked up at me and said “In this moment I am complete.” The look on her face and the tone [...]
Most of us tend to resist change and loss. We want things to stay the same, thinking this is what is best for us. This is most pronounced when someone we love is dying. But loss happens in many forms; it could be a change of a job, a child going off to school or [...]
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