He texted, "What question do you not want me to ask you? What question would you find disconcerting?" I didn't write it. I didn't dare. But what came to mind was this: Are you a good mother? Because all I can see sometimes is how I fail...
"One day you're a dog, and the next day you're in space. Can you even imagine?" This is what my friend Peter said to me more than 20 years ago. He was referring to a movie that I can't recall the name of right now, but in it they refer...
What do you do when you can't blog for a really long time? Or as my kids would say, "A hecka long time." It hasn't been writer's block exactly, but something that I'm sure writers go through - especially ones that write about their lives....
There is a soft, green, velvet couch in my living room. Last year, you would have found me there each morning with my hands to my heart, chanting a prayer. Every day I said the same thing through salty tears - please show me that I’m not...
“Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray.” -Rumi The 2014 World Cup changed our lives. Nico started watching with Matt, peering over his shoulder on the couch, asking about...
There is a kiss we want with our whole lives. -Rumi Dear sweet superheroes, It's been a long time and I've missed you. My life has felt so private over the last couple of years it's been hard to share in this space. But I've missed you...
More than 15 years ago, I started blogging about the concept of Mondo Beyondo + invited my blog readers to join in and put their lists in the comments. The invitation was this - set a timer for 15 minutes and make a list of all of the...
First, I wanted to offer you the shortest possible summary of Wonder Lab! When: 3 months - February, March, April 2020 What: 2 LIVE group calls each month on Zoom Optional: 2 private coaching sessions with Andrea Investment: 395- (Wonder...
Dr. Shauna Shapiro is a clinical psychologist, author and internationally recognized expert in mindfulness and self-compassion. She is a professor at Santa Clara University and has published over 150 papers and three critically acclaimed...
Karen Maezen Miller is a wife and mother as well as a Zen Buddhist priest at the Hazy Moon Zen Center in Los Angeles. She writes about spirituality in everyday life. Her books include: Paradise in Plain Sight: Lessons from a Zen Garden, ...
I've been thinking for months about how I can continue to show up and support you in what you are Manifesting in 2020... And as I was wandering the streets in San Miguel (with some ridiculously fun rainbow pom poms a few weeks ago) the...
I'm not the most playful mom on the block. You wouldn't know it by my irrationally exuberant response to dogs in the neighborhood. They literally barrel toward me with excitement when they see me (or maybe I barrel toward them?) Two of my...
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