The Intentional Pursuit of Big Dreams
About last night… I love many things about Idyllwild, my adopted hometown. The summer concert series is one of them. A sweet little amphitheater sits back, nestled beneath the soaring pines. And, as the night falls, the moon and stars. Shining bright this far away from city lights. Last night was the first show of... Continue Reading →
I find I’ve been thinking a lot about boxes. The boxes we find ourselves in. The boxes we put ourselves in. The boxes our world puts us in. Not to mention, the boxes of the shoulds. Of identity. The boxes of how we’ve always seen ourselves or thought we had to be. The boxes of... Continue Reading →
Daydreams are the seeds from which all the flowers grow… After all, what is a dream but a vision? Look at any creative undertaking (in which, I would include all types of entrepreneurial ventures and building things more broadly, including building a life) and you will see that the vision (the dream) is an integral... Continue Reading →
I was in Idyllwild earlier this week, immersing myself in a Me-Treat focused on a meaningful creative project and getting ready for the Some Days, May Flowers Spring Retreat. Spring has sprung and all I could think as I walked through the enchanted forest was “Goddess Camp.” Everywhere I looked, I saw whimsy and wonder.... Continue Reading →
Some days, we find ourselves adrift in a sea of “shoulds.” And “coulds.” Even a lot of “goods.” We open our phones. A book. A podcast. A conversation. And the floodgates open. So much external noise underscores what has always been true. The answer we are looking for often lies within. I was talking with... Continue Reading →
Find your people. You know the ones… The ones who bring you hope and inspiration. Comfort. Care. Encouragement. The ones who help you clarify your thinking. Shape your ideas. Believe in possibility. The ones who see and honor the real you. And you, them. This is the advice I gave my son when he started... Continue Reading →
This fall, my husband and I decided to make good on a long-deferred Some Day. Some Day, we will take our son to UCLA for a fall football weekend. My alma mater. Games were an activity I admittedly did not partake in as much as I could have while I was there. However, to me,... Continue Reading →
One of the things I have struggled with in my life and career is making space for my personal big rocks. I’m very intentional about doing so and I fare pretty well most of the time. But, even so, the end result often leaves a gap between where I am and where my heart longs... Continue Reading →
I am someone who has a hard time turning off. Whether it’s because of the systems that reinforce this, the demands that those systems create and enable or the Productivity = Value equation we have all been conditioned to believe. Or whether it’s pure inspiration and excitement. Whatever the reason, my operating system tends to... Continue Reading →
Fun fact: Aerobics got me through law school and my first few years of practice. Cardio sculpt and step aerobics were my favorites. Possibly because of all the dance-y-ness… I’m not a great dancer but, in these classes, I got to be the proverbial dancing queen under the guise of exercise. The best thing was,... Continue Reading →