When you lose someone to suicide, life changes forever…. Yet somehow, Soni’s death continues to bring me alive… She somehow invites me to truly LIVE each day as the precious gift it is…. Truly LIVING is a gift i never expected to unravel out of grief… It’s been a long time since you visited my…
Courage and Inspiration .
The most ground breaking parenting guidance (beyond broadcasting a silent safety net of belief in everything about my girls along with clear boundaries and a loving home) is truthfully leaving my children alone. Not poking or prodding or interfering with them (in other words… simply trusting them and supporting them to keep trusting themselves). It’s…
Saying goodbye to beloved Friends is never easy….
One of my wildest, oldest and most beloved friends passed away. Her presence was a gift that forever changed my life. I don’t even allow myself to imagine where I would be without the presence of her and her delightful husband had not appeared in my life. If ever anyone was beyond words… it was…
When does the grief finally end?
This morning on the drive to school the girls were playing Cat Stevens. It still amazes me that music can pick you up and whisk you back 23 years to an oh~so~precious yet long~forgotten moment in a single heartbeat. Listening to ‘Morning has broken’ my eyes began to leak and I asked myself: “When does…
Imagine a human who loved her life…….
I love my life. I truly do…. And part of the reason I love it so much is that almost every single breath is devoted to something far greater than myself. I have solid crystal clear intentions for my life in service of others. The by product of these intentions, for the most part, seems…
Dreams do come true…
Ever dreamt of running off into the sunset? Off connecting so deeply with your heart and the heart of the world that peace and love grow so big they swallow everything… And for many moments… even the messy richness melts into infinite silence once again? Me too! Some days, quite unexpectedly, dreams do come true. And…
This Dream Life…
It’s easy for me right! I’ve got this dream life… I have a relationship nothing short of miraculous and each day is vision of my greatest hopes and aspirations. All this IS true! Entirely!!! AND… look a little further and you will see this DREAM LIFE is built upon a truckload of failure, sacrifice and…
Anger lives here….
Hello my dears… I pray this sharing finds you well. My family is sleeping, the girls in their tent in our bedroom and Rob in our bed nearby. I cant go to sleep yet. I’m too worked up. There is an agitation in my body. It’s a nameless anger. Im not really sure why? When…
Dancing through the richness of life – A precious moment when my Nan was still alive…..
This is how I like to remember her most, happy, free and letting the joy of life flow through her. The truth is her death was long and slow, yet in this picture she is free of that. She is free to dance, to sing, to play and to look at the beauty and gifts…
Schooling and what my kids need most…
There is a danger in attending an amazing school like Montessori International College, you can become biased and shiny and spiritual and righteous about education and the best way to support children. While I am often the first to share my love for the school my girls attend, the past year has graciously reminded…