On Sunday, I had the pleasure of speaking at Unity Church of Joplin and presenting a workshop there. It was a day of generous hospitality, beautiful music and a terrific potluck—a hard-to-beat combination. During the workshop, a participant asked an excellent question. She’s been advised to live in the moment, but being recently widowed, she’s…
I love this quote from comedian Jim Carrey, which was part of a commencement address he gave last spring. For many years, my greatest fear was to go “out there,” which meant anywhere that I might be seen as who I really am, subjecting myself to ridicule or criticism. I actively worked at being invisible.…
The other day, my husband Bob was responding to an email from the organizers of his upcoming high school reunion. They’d posed a question that he didn’t know how to answer, so he did a very smart thing. He asked his wife:) “What,” he said, “are my hidden talents?” Well, it didn’t take more than…
This is for all those people who will be receiving their diplomas in the next few weeks: Dear graduate, You have the power to make your life anything you want it to be. This may seem daunting and terrifying and exciting all at the same time. Let me assure you, it is the greatest gift…
Several years ago, I attended a conference for A Course in Miracles. One of the presenters said something that has stayed with me ever since. When we get up in the morning, she said, we take a lot of time to shower, do our hair, brush our teeth, apply makeup and pick out what to…
I’ve been thinking about how we probably all think too much:) It’s not just that we have a lot of thoughts going through our heads (the average is about 70,000 per day). It’s that we’re trying so hard to be strategic and successful and productive. It can be exhausting. As I was thinking about this,…
Did you celebrate Pi Day over the weekend? Saturday was 3-14-15, the first five digits of pi. Along with people all over the world, we celebrated the only way we knew how: by having a slice of something luscious and decadent on a flaky crust. Our pie was coconut cream—the kind with lots of sticky,…
Not long ago, at one of our women’s workshops, I learned something surprising about one of the participants: She doesn’t think she’s beautiful. In fact, she still hears the voice of a classmate on the playground almost 50 years ago telling her that she was ugly. All these years, that voice has told her, “Your…
At our A Course in Miracles class the other night, we read a paragraph that refers to “stores where people buy an endless list of things they do not need.” That sentence jumped out at me for a couple of reasons. First, because it’s one of the most concrete sentences in the Course‘s mind-bending 31…
It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost a month since the release party for The Only Little Prayer You Need! The energy of that party still amazes me. Thanks to all the volunteers and guests, it was one of the most joyful events I’ve ever been part of, and it was a fitting way…
