Joyful Transformation

A few snowflakes fell on me today. It’s a time of winter and spring dancing back and forth on the seasonal dance floor in the mountains of my beloved Yakama homeland. Sometimes change can seem chaotic; externally we might notice one moment it’s raining, then snowing, then hailing, then a quiet fog rolls in providingContinue reading “Joyful Transformation”

Courage and Wisdom To Do Less

I love planning. Planning, for me, is a time of hope and possibility, a time when I can pause from my daily routine and ask:  What do I really want?  What steps might I envision to help get me there?  I savor these questions and the work they inspire to create my own answers.  Many planning approachesContinue reading “Courage and Wisdom To Do Less”

Follow Your Path

In marathon training, as in life, we need to make decisions about whether we’ll follow a plan we’ve set out for ourselves. When conditions are such that no major changes or dramas unfold it can be, in many ways, easier to “stick to the plan.” However, when big changes come our way–when hurdles or detoursContinue reading “Follow Your Path”