I have tried to come up with all sorts of metaphors for what may be standing in the way of people wanting or being able to change....

I do an exceptionally shitty job of acknowledging...like really acknowledging the rising or setting of the sun every day. It is wild to...

As the Thanksgiving holiday ends, I love the idea of reflecting on our lives and our year, that is almost over, as if we were beautiful...

What can I do today to make my day better? What can I do to help a friend or family member in need? What am I in control of right this...

I have a hypothesis that some people were born stoked, others need a little help getting and staying stoked and some choose not to be...

Dear God, Thanks for waiting for me to get my act together. Thanks for being such a loyal friend. Thanks for being there for my...

I have told countless teens that I don't care if they don't like to write. I have pleaded with them to give writing a chance or even a...

Today is a big day for me. It is the first day in 24+ years that I haven't been employed by a big company with compensation and benefits...

The more time I spend time with humans who have no filter and a developing brain [I mean...the ultimate beautiful combination] the more I...

I want to propose a new syndrome called Restless Adulting Syndrome (RAS). You know kind of like restless leg syndrome (RLS) where there...

Your public service announcement for today. XOXO Life may be complicated, but art is beautiful.

Florence & The Machine is one of my favorite bands. Florence's song writing and music videos give me so much joy. Her latest album...

God gave us quite the daughter. She was born with a precious button nose and big brown saucer eyes in Heidelberg Germany. As a baby, you...

Loneliness and sadness, with a side dish of depression and anxiety, seem to be conditions we have come to accept in this hyper connected...

Dear Jesus, Thanks for making me a little irregular. I trust you made us all a little irregular for good reason. But seriously, my...

I am always trying to come up with new conversation starters. This is one of my new favorites. Please use at your own discretion. Weird &...

Prosper the work of our hands for us. Prosper the work of our hands. Psalm 90 At mass a couple of days ago, these words from Psalm 90...

Hard times are weird. We don't ask for hard times. We can't control when they show up, how hard they are or how long they stay. They can...

A couple of years ago, I began to think and write about the wilderness and the wildness in each of us. This was prompted by the death of...

I am in a season of change and in seasons of change, writing is my favorite therapy. And while some things are changing, I hope some...