Laura’s personal essays on living a mindful life.
Dear Laura, Your last artwork and written letter added to the collective was a great continuation of our themes from the past few years. Since you mentioned mandala in your last letter, I looked up the meaning and discovered there is a lot there to dig into. Mainly, it represents the universe and one’s search… Read More
Dear Laura & Friends, It was great to read Laura’s One Little Word. She is always so good about keeping up with her word throughout the year and reminding me of my word. Last year my word was DRAW. I gave myself the challenge of creating one drawing a week and for the most part… Read More
Dear Friends, In 2011 we started a tradition of picking a word that would guide us through the year. This idea was inspired by Ali Edwards “One Little Word” project. For this month’s “Mindfulness” series we will share two quick posts. One featuring Laura’s One Little Word (today) and the other Tina’s One Little Word (tomorrow). Check out our… Read More
Dear Tina, As we start off the new year I thought I would share this beautiful video and inspiring interview with two delightful souls: Dr. Terry Kennedy, a meditation teacher and Tao Porchon-Lynch a yoga instructor. They travel the world together, collaborating and touching the lives of woman across the globe. They consider themselves “spiritual soulmates” which is… Read More
Dear Friends, We have discussed Part One & Part Two of the book Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn. Today we will be discussing Part Three: In the Spirit of Mindfulness. Similar to our last book club post, this will be one of our longer letters. If you are reading the book too, please feel free to… Read More
Dear Friends, We have discussed Part One of the book Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat- Zinn. Today we will be discussing Part Two: The Heart of Practice, in an informal Q&A. Similar to our last book club post, this will be one of our longer letters. If you are reading the book too, please… Read More
Dear Tina, How are you my friend? I have been craving some “soulful” listening while I am painting and came across this interview Krista Tippett shared from On Being with Joanna Macy, a philosopher of Ecology. I have never known or heard of this as a profession and I loved the idea of it. I was reminded… Read More
Dear Friends, As we mentioned in our previous letter, we have been reading Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat Zinn. We have developed four questions for Part One: The Bloom of the Present Moment (pages 1-100) which we have both answered in an informal Q&A. This will be one of our longer letters… Read More
Dear Friends, We have started a two person book club. Jon Kabat-Zinn is an author we have discussed before, but never formally read together. Recognizing our common interest in mindfulness we decided to read this together over the past several months, try these teachings, and incorporate them into our lives. After discussing this on the phone at… Read More
Dear Tina, Thank you for reminding me of Mary Oliver’s poetry in your last letter! I perused my bookshelves for her book, “House of Light” and found a quiet spot to immerse myself into her beautiful world. This poem, The Gift jumped out at me. The Gift I wanted to thank the mockingbird for the vigor of… Read More
“The most spiritual and powerful aspect of human nature is our faculty of attention, Consciousness. Attention is what allows us to see ourselves, and so within others, in order to learn how we can elegantly approach anything, everything.” ~Elena Brower & Erica Jango Dear Tina, Yes, to Ali Edwards for our “One Little Word” tradition!… Read More
Hellooooo Sweet T! How are you? What an awesome summer don’t you think? I have so much to write about that I can barely keep my thoughts straight. This summer has been filled with connecting with family and friends, sun soaked days at the beach as well as incubating ideas. One of my many summer excursions was… Read More
Hello Sweet Friends, How are you? I have been in a magical stage of nurturing and transcendence since joining Marie Forleo’s B-School. My mind is overflowing with ideas like a river after a long winter. The course work in B-School is both innovative and creative. It is making me pause, take stock of where I am and helping me build a… Read More
“Seeing beauty in a flower could awaken humans, however briefly, to the beauty that is the essential part of their own inner most being- their true nature.” ~Eckhart Tolle Dear Tina, YAY you picked up “A New Earth”! I think Eckhart Tolle’s words are so deeply profound you have to be at the right place… Read More
