I live in Ojai. It is a tiny town. I moved here because it had heart, community and was a peaceful place to raise kids. But lately Ojai has succumbed to all the hate and dis-ease that seemingly used to plague other places. To be clear, Ojai was never a…

I woke up this morning and knew that I wanted to write about my mom since it is her birthday today. I get emailed daily quotes from Tricycle (Buddhist magazine) and this is the one that I received today:

It’s not enough just to know the definition of bodhisattva. What’s…

I have been ridiculously busy the past two months. Lots of travel and juggling. I am tired. It hit me this last weekend. I have been running hard and fast. …

Deathly Beauty

We went to Glacier National Park earlier this week…most of it was closed because it was a beautiful winter wonderland but we went to everything that was open. It was breathtaking. I haven’t spent a lot of time in national parks in the Winter. Highly recommend. …

Got a call that one of my best friends from college passed away in a motorcycle accident in Puerto Rico. It was hard to hear but I knew it before I answered the call. John calls me every year on my birthday and for thirty-four years has never once failed…

Well another year has come and gone. And there are more wrinkles to show for my efforts. But I earned every single one of them. It has been an amazing year. Last year at this time my son was in treatment and was sent home after only two weeks and…

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

My favorite holiday hands down. I love the food. The family and friend time. The day where the whole point of the day is to be thankful and spend time at home with people you love and that love you back.

I do a gratitude list every…

I have been a big believer all my life of changing the outside stuff to encourage, in fact force, internal shifts. What I have learned is that you can’t. …