Do you ever find yourself anxious for no apparent reason? When you investigate further, you find this anxiety may have come from a story you heard of a sudden death of someone in your town, or the marriage of an acquaintance breaking up in a painful way, or someone who seemed so secure in their [...]

What is it you want for yourself in this life? I mean beyond the desire for a bigger house, a nicer car, or a tropical vacation? What is it you truly long for that will make this life meaningful and fulfilling for you?
 The question is worth exploring or you risk falling into the illusion that [...]

Have you ever said no to an opportunity because you doubted you were good enough to participate? Or you couldn’t envision how it would work? I have. And I have what feels like a lifetime of saying no to so many opportunities, intriguing experiences, and amazing adventures all because I just couldn’t see it or, [...]

Life can seem tough, at times even cruel, but at those times it is showing us something important and if we open our eyes and look, we will see the value in the veins of our dramas. It requires vigilance to stay awake and alert– not to fall under the spell of illusion and self-pity.
There [...]

At times life can seem like a series of challenges, or worst trials and tribulations. But what if these trials are in our life for a reason?  What if they are given to us to explore and learn from? Looking at it from this perspective sheds quite a different light.

What if the controlling boss at [...]

It starts as an incredibly long day here and a long day there, and before you know it, you have said yes to too many things and are running just to keep up. Sound familiar?
 It certainly does to me. That’s where I am right now. Long ago I learned how to say no to the [...]

One of the things that became obvious during our recent sailing certification course is the power of the wind. No matter how hard we tried, the boat would only go in the direction the wind was pushing it, until we adjusted the sails and aligned the rudder to compensate.
The flow of the current was not [...]

Last week my husband and I went to Fort Myers, Florida to do a Fast Track to Live Aboard Cruising Certification course. It was thrilling, fun and challenging all at the same time. The first two days were a review of basic sailing on a 26-foot high performance boat. We woke the first morning to [...]

As we enter into the activity funnel that ends on Christmas Day, it is so easy to get caught up in the many details of all that needs to get done for the holidays.  In order for us to feel it is a successful holiday we feel we have to do everything: buy presents for [...]