especially brave in love

especially brave in love

(photo by andrea scher) last week when the lovebombers gathered, katherine painted words + phrases on our bodies -talk about a powerful exercise. the words and phrases we chose were delicate, yet powerful tellings of our stories and of our spirits. when it was my turn...
if your soul is calling, listen.

if your soul is calling, listen.

(photo by tracey clark) jen and i have been getting several emails asking for advice on how to create a gathering of women similar to lovebomb. here’s the quick and dirty of how we did it. of course, you can do it however you’d like, but the most important...
the beauty of creative messes

the beauty of creative messes

(photo by ali edwards) (photo by brene brown) it’s late. i should be in bed. or packing up my artful messes. or cleaning. but all i can think about is all that happened these last many days. i wanted to share what it looks like when you spread out a sheet, open...
lovebomb 2009

lovebomb 2009

(photo by tracey clark) (photo by jen lee) i’m stumbling over my words today…bear with me as i sound downright dramatic, like a teenager in love. i’ve been in manzanita, oregon for several days with the lovebombers (a group that started last year...
2008. a review.

2008. a review.

dear 2008, you were an insane year if i do say so myself. so much activity. so much whirlwind. sometimes i wasn’t sure of my footing, and other times i savored the flight. in the end, even with all the rolling ups + downs, you were nothing less than magical. and...
brave in sadness, brave in love

brave in sadness, brave in love

(the magic of manzanita, oregon. captured by the eyes of karen walrond) the truth is is that i wasn’t sure if i should blog about the love bomber retreat. i worried about hurt feelings, bee stings of the heart, friends feeling left out. lord knows these are all...
love bombers retreat (day 1)

love bombers retreat (day 1)

this photo magically captures the intense pride and warmth and beaming of how i felt the entire time (karen has a talent for capturing the essence of who we are, whether we know it yet or not). tears are welling up over here as i sit on this red couch of mine. i...
lovebomb is born

lovebomb is born

(andrea scher, jen lemen, ali edwards, karen walrond, me, hula, mati rose, myriam joseph, jen lee, brene brown, jen gray , alex, tracey clark – photo by tracey) many months ago jen lemen and i had a vision, a hopeful retreat idea to bring a few women together on...
in portland!

in portland!

mati and i hopped a plane to portland yesterday. totally happy to be here, completely outside of my daily grind. love it. we went to get haircuts and massages and oh my, vacation is lovely. have i mentioned lately how much i adore this city and how i can hardly wait...