How did I come to be living in Italy?

A friend just asked me how I came to be living here. It’s hard to pick a place to start the story. There are dozens of flashes through my synapses when I’m asked the question– little photons that to me seem part of the whole picture but probably aren’t relevant to anyone but the most […]

Just Be Yourself!

Just Be Yourself. I’m sure I’ve said that to people and intended it to be helpful. I apologize. Right now I have that phrase rattling around in my head and I have no idea what it means. What do I do? What are the instructions for being myself? Does this seem like a silly question? […]

Working on your behalf

A client mentioned to me recently that she has deep desire to streamline her life and get rid of unnecessary clutter, but at the same time she has a strong urge to hold onto things– like out-of-date reference material and folders she hasn’t looked at in a dozen years. She explains it as a hoarding […]

Don’t Sweat It

It has been viciously hot here recently. It’s like all that solar energy just saps my own reserves and makes me good for nothing. I’m not yet wishing for winter but I’m surprised to find myself grateful that it’s only 30C/90F today. Never imagined saying that. The expression “turn up the heat” implies making something […]

Emotional Alchemy: Turning Timidity into Confidence

[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text]I recently fulfilled a dream of singing a solo with a big jazz band. We did four performances. They all went well and I loved it. I received lots of praise […]