This is the third post in a series about setting and completing a goal in 2020. You may want to go back and read the previous blog posts linked here: First Post: Big Goals Second Post: Get It [...]

A few years ago, I was backpacking with my family. My husband was way ahead with the more speedy children and our packing llamas. I was behind with a straggler. I began to think that perhaps I [...]

My legs were burning. My lungs felt strong but my body was getting oh so tired. I had one more mile to go. People were lining the streets. Cheering us on. All I could think about was stopping. My [...]

We tromped though the snow covered forest looking for the perfect tree. This is a long standing Thanksgiving tradition in our family; the weekend after thanksgiving, we head to the hills and find [...]

“You always put your needs above other people.” I once wanted to be known as this person. I don’t anymore. I want to be the person who loves. Love does not mean putting your [...]

I just finished putting “reindeer poop” in our Christmas Countdown stockings for the day. Reindeer poop (aka bite size Charleston Chew’s) are the resident favorite around here. [...]

Bend in the road number 362 and only only 258 more to go in our rental care before we reach the trail to the bamboo forest and Waimoku falls. With bodies practically overdosed on dramamine and [...]

A few years ago, I was sitting in our raft at the top of a rapid on the Salmon River. My son and I were arguing over who was going to take the lead and man the ores through the rapid. Neither one [...]

I was sitting at my dest doing a coaching session with one of my clients this week. She shared with me that she has a co-worker that can really “push her buttons”. She can say things, [...]

Friend: “I don’t know how to help my daughter. She is just content not being social. She seems to just want to be alone.” Me: “If she truly just enjoys being alone, then [...]