like christmas

like christmas

photo credit: Tiffany Kirchner-Dixon There’s been one huge blessing (a gift) as I recover from my big disappointment and lingering sickies. It is this:  I think I might be obsessed with Hello Soul, Hello Business. Class started a week or so ago and I cannot...
hello, italy.

hello, italy.

dear italy, we’re on our way. to you. to your sights and sounds and visions that have made a cozy home inside our dreams these last several months. finally, you are on the immediate horizon. mati and i can’t wait teach in your cozy spaces, to eat your...
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...
friends

friends

(a collection gifted to me by stephanie – a dear art friend) my heart melted when these arrived in a sweet package last week. for most of my life my friends have been my largest treasure, a whole other family of intention that runs deep and wide –...
everyday magic.

everyday magic.

(the lovely hula and mati, taken today in san fran) it’s been happening so much lately. everyday magic. coincidences. little moments that have me pausing in reconsideration. it happens when the same double digits appear several times throughout my day or when...
thoughts on becoming.

thoughts on becoming.

been thinking about my story lately. about who i was when i was younger. about who i am now, what i’m becoming. i want to find the courage and ask the adults in my life (uncles, aunts, family) who i was when i was younger – like an expedition to uncover a...

magic.

today brought the sort of enthusiasm and excitement that only comes when when big, big life-changing news has been delivered (details soon). earlier, after lots of jumping up and down with happy disbelief, i was telling john how i feel very well taken care of by the...