Trees Talk: Have you listened?

You can talk to the trees. Well, you can talk to anything. But trees will answer back. It’s true. However, you will have to quiet your mind enough to listen. That’s what I was told at the top of the steep climb to Richardson Grove State Park, CA. I stood about ten yards in front [...]

By | May 17th, 2018|Communication, Flow, Inner Voice, Intuition, Letting Go, Listening, Loss, Transformation, Transition, Triggers|Comments Off on Trees Talk: Have you listened?

Joy is life’s rainbow: Trauma Phase 2

"No, I haven't written this week," I told Geeta, "How's it going for you?" Six weeks after the fires that devastated parts of the wine country, I once again deflected the conversation away from me. Geeta is my writing accountability buddy in India. We talk weekly to discuss what we've accomplished and our goals for [...]

By | December 8th, 2017|Healing, Joy, Loss, Trauma, Triggers|1 Comment

My Connie Compare: Losing the Gremlin

I've always struggled by comparing myself to others. As a little girl, I noticed which girls did better cartwheels. Later, I thought it was unfair that boys seemed interested in other girls but not me. As an adult, it was not much different. Who can stretch farther in yoga poses or has a great income as [...]

By | November 8th, 2016|Comparison, Inner Voice, Triggers|Comments Off on My Connie Compare: Losing the Gremlin

Vows, Rings and Happiness

The ring was still in my drawer, divorce long final, years of grieving and letting go under my belt. So WHY was I dreaming that I was again (still?) with the man who has not been my husband for 12 years? I had just returned from an amazing trip to Guatemala. I’d been home for [...]

By | September 21st, 2016|Divorce, Letting Go, Loss, Ritual, Triggers, Vow|5 Comments