Outside the Comfort Zone

Outside the Comfort Zone

It has been a very interesting month, both as I look at the calendar and realize all the “a year ago” moments that eventually led to stepping foot on a plane and making my way down under, to some monumental moments in my personal and professional life. Several weeks...
Plans Change. Hearts Don’t.

Plans Change. Hearts Don’t.

A year ago, I handed my boss my notice. My resignation was a gift to myself to ring in my 40th birthday. 5 weeks later we left the United States, not knowing what life had in store. I keep thinking about the last year, wondering how in the world I am going to “one up”...
The Lesson of Stillness

The Lesson of Stillness

This past week, as the kids were hustling to get ready for school, my son stopped and started yelling, “Mom!! Mom!! Come look at this!” There was a praying mantis that had taken up residence on the front balcony. We sat there watching the curious creature, studying...
Choosing Love

Choosing Love

We learn about love starting from the time we are children. But as we become young adults, sometimes our views on love are skewed either by our own perceptions and ideals, by cultural conversation, by our own expectations or by our own experiences. We start to place...
Peaks & Valleys

Peaks & Valleys

Last week as I sorted out school supplies, washed uniforms, labeled folders and wrapped my head around double lunch preparations, I stopped myself in the middle of doing so simply to take in the moment. Both kids were running around laughing. As the sound of laughter...
Find Your Strength

Find Your Strength

After months of waiting, I received the most amazing news last week – I am officially a Permanent Resident of Australia. My visa has gone from ‘temporary’ to ‘indefinitely’ and just in time to properly celebrate my first Australia Day down under! Anyone who has been...
Authenticity & Cutting Through

Authenticity & Cutting Through

How many of us have ignored our gut instinct over the years? Letting our head convince us that we were supposed to make a certain choice, although our gut was telling us something different? Analysing a situation to our own demise and crippling ourselves into decision...
Time’s Up

Time’s Up

Years ago, after wrapping up a work project in Boston, I decided to make my way to Concord, which was just a short drive from the city. My intrigue was two-fold: a love for all things history (in this case the American Revolutionary war) and the rich literary culture...
Dressing up & Stripping Down

Dressing up & Stripping Down

2018 is already shaping up to be a year full of reflection and contemplation, and we are only a few days in! I noticed it this week as I was taking down Christmas decorations. I still don’t think I have quite wrapped my head around the idea of scorching heat in the...
Setting Sail & Closing Chapters

Setting Sail & Closing Chapters

12 days on a boat sailing across the South Pacific provided ample time for rest and reflection, not to mention days spent exploring and afternoons by the pool. I found myself looking back on all the changes the past year brought, particularly as this one comes to an...

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