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Today’s Midsummer Rituals post is gonna be super short. And that’s because I writing this by the gate, waiting to catch my flight to the States! My summer vacation starts right now + Lina…

Let’s talk about September, shall we? ‘Cuz it’s here, whether we’re ready or not. Personally, I’m ready – and you’ll find out why in just a sec. So, this weekend, as a way to…

I hope that you’re well today and that the past 4 weeks have given you a chance to explore, or at least think about your soul, and your stardust, a bit more. Because now…

Hello, dear ones! It’s week three and we’re reaching the halfway mark of the This Is Me retreat – already! Today is the last day that we focus inward and on discovering our souls; and then…

With all of the excitement + busy-ness of the summer, all of the fun of having visitors, all of the emotions of saying farewell to summer, and all of the getting back in the…

The message from this weekend’s full moon is this: The only thing holding us back is ourselves. You see, life is what we envision it to be. What we manifest in our lives correlates…

this week was weird, you guys. i worked all week, as usual. but, then i also did a bunch of things at home too… work-wise. life coach-wise, i mean. plus i got all wrapped…

after returning home from the archipelago on monday night, i had four days of work left + the chance to work from home. lina was staying in the archipelago the whole week so, i took…

i woke up early this morning. all by myself. no alarm. no cat. no bad dream. i just woke up. when i saw that it was 6, i decided to stay in bed. but,…

“Who would then deny that when I am sipping tea in my tearoom I am swallowing the whole universe with it and that this very moment of my lifting the bowl to my lips…

if you’re like me at all, things may have felt a little stuck lately. like nothing is going anywhere except in circles. i even said to a friend the other day that, while my…

“Disappointment, without anger, is the mark of an old soul. Not being disappointed, Liz, is the mark of a really old soul. And trusting life so thoroughly that every step on its path is valued more…

this past weekend i hibernated at home mostly. something that i absolutely must do every now and then. ok, ok. i want to hibernate at home more often than i want to admit. but,…

with a new move, comes a lot of practical things to take care of. i mean, we have to deal with reality. not everything is dinners out + trips + meeting up with old friends.…

listen to the wind, it talks. listen to the silence, it speaks. listen to your heart, it knows. – native american saying good evening, friends. i hope that you have had a good weekend. here,…

my love and i don’t mess around when it comes to celebrating. nope. and in honor of the fact that lina just completed her last final exam for the semester and her first full year…

sitting at a coffee shop right now, feeling completely blessed and inspired. i’ve got all these connections, vibes, and amazing things going on today. wow. i’m excited. overwhelmed… i’m just breathing it all in.…

hi y’all. i want to blog. desperately. but, i don’t know what to blog about. yes, my life is all new again living here in asheville. yes, it’s extremely exciting and all that. yes,…

you know what? i don’t want a job that might not be a place where i can be 100% me. i don’t want a job where i have to perhaps pretend that part of…

“how can i accept a limited definable self, when i feel, in me, all possibilities?” -anaïs nin who i am is not what i do. it is so much deeper than that. it is…

so, what’s your excuse? you got a dream? a wish? a journey? an adventure? a calling? then get moving, my friend. believe in yourself and believe that you deserve all good things to come…

i am reading the tao of inner peace by diane dreher. and right now, i’m in the middle of the part on simplicity. i suppose you could argue that the whole book is about…

i saw part of an old episode of oprah the other day. she had a woman, a brain scientist, on talking about strokes. the woman had written a book, my stroke of insight, about her…

shhhh…. just be. peace and love, dear friends.…

it’s friday, my loves, and i just wanted to share a little thought with you as you begin your weekend… call it karma. call it the universe. call it whatever. but, seek and will…

it’s the last day of april and spring has sprung in the northern hemisphere. fall is on the way for those of you south of the equator. and it’s time to embark on what…

  i love spontaneity. and the best is when you have people around you who are also spontaneous. on wednesday, i put spontaneity to the test. i had coffee in the afternoon with a…

this morning my love & i sipped coffee and talked about emptiness. about feeling empty inside. lost. unrest. we talked about what makes a person good. we talked about learning to love ourselves and…

hey lovelies! well, it’s only a week and some days before we rip down another page on our calendars and begin a new month. crazy, huh? i was thinking… since it was so much…

my husband closed the door behind him and i was standing in our, in my, home… alone. it was the beginning of august in 2007, and it was as if the slate had been…

mondays are my day off. they are the days that i try to do the things that come from my soul. i can write some on mondays. i can veg out some on mondays,…

there are a lot of really great & interesting people where i work. and they come in all shapes, sizes, & ages. yesterday, i had the joy of sitting with 3 completely different people…

looky what’s going on here in sweden today. yep. it’s a snowstorm. the wind is blustery, the snow is coming down hard, and everything is becoming beautifully white again. quite a change from north…

a clean slate. a fresh start. new adventures waiting in the wings. opportunities for travel. and a chance once again to renew my commitment to live life to the fullest and follow my bliss.…

last night lina & i sat at our dinner table at home. it was a regular dinner on a regular thursday. but, something fabulous happened. we had some candles lit on the table with…

i’m a sucker for those seasons right before a big holiday. like advent – the days/weeks before christmas. and lent – the days/weeks before easter. these are seasons that we contemplative-types love. a reason…

at the center of your being, you have the answer. you know who you are and you know what you want. ~ lao tzu somewhere deep inside we all know. we all feel it.…

here is a little inspiration i found the other day. i just had to share it… She let go. Without a thought or a word, she let go. She let go of the fear.…

may 2007 i knew change was coming. i knew that getting on a plane and heading to scandinavia would, once again, change my life. of course, i had no idea how much everything would…

i think the universe is speaking to me. something is happening in my little family. it’s crazy. i don’t know if i should call it destiny, providence, serendipity, or things that are just meant…

the forest by ågelsjön. just outside norrköping, sweden. let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. it will not lead you astray. ~ rumi the archipelago. skeppsgården, sweden.…

i just re-read the post i wrote before i left for my week of camp, and noticed that i was expecting to find solitude and rest. well, my week in the archipelago didn’t turn…

i feel stressed today. no real reason why, i guess. true, i have quite a bit to do, but it’s not bad stuff. it’s not that tough either, just things that need to be…

if you know me, in real life or in the blog world, then you know that most days i am seeking the calm, peaceful, and meditative vibes in life. and that’s just fine &…

it may just be one of my favorite words in the english language: peace. so, when this may challenge presented me with a chance to photograph something that represents/embodies peace, my mind went crazy.…

(blackbyrd performing at a charity concert) i’ve heard some really great music today. stuff that fills my soul. calms me. makes me close my eyes & just be. i let the music- the instruments…

you were born with potential. you were born with goodness and trust. you were born with ideals and dreams. you were born with greatness. you were born with wings. you are not meant for…

poet. theologian. mystic. during the 13th century a man was born in persia (now afghanistan). he moved to the city of konya (now turkey) and lived his life there as a sufi mystic, on…