Personal reinvention is at times exhilarating and at times exhausting. Lately I’ve really felt tested. I almost feel the Universe looking down on me, questioning, whether in the face of adversity, I’ll remain positive, in the flow, and committed to living with the cowgirl spirit, or whether I’ll crack, give up and go back to […]
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stale /stÄl/ Adjective (of food) No longer fresh and pleasant to eat; hard, musty, or dry: “stale bread”. Wednesday night I was telling a friend about the wild ride I’ve been on during the past two years. While nursing a glass of wine, I explained to him how liberating it has been living outside of […]
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One of the many gifts the road has sent my way is a friendship with an inspiring woman named Carlyn Shaw. We were introduced through an equally inspiring woman, Shanti, whom I met on my road trip in Boise, Idaho. Although Carlyn and I have yet to meet in person, through social media, e-mails and […]
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Fear is like fire. It needs fuel, oxygen and heat. The more you feed it, the more it spreads and takes over your life. I’ve written previously that real growth cannot begin until we look fear in the eye and tell it that we are not going to let it control our lives. That includes […]
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I fall down a lot. As much as I’ve always tried to gracefully flow through life, I tend to stumble along running into things, stubbing my toe, skinning my knees and eating a lot of humble pie. This is because I’ve always been a planner.  A bit of planning is good. But I was an […]
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Last May I drove to Hot Springs, Arkansas and met a man named John Knapp who was in town for a biker rally. John lives in Austin, and when he met me he immediately said “I see you living in Austin.â€Â Little did either of us know that I would take his words to heart […]
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Dear 2012, The last couple of days have been ones of deep introspection. 2011 was one of the most difficult of my life, but it was also singularly the most important year of my life. As a result, I wasn’t sure I was ready to see the year end. It was a year of breaking […]
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It seems every talk show host and magazine these days is using the holidays as an excuse to put together a list of their favorite things.  Often you can “like†their Facebook page or enter your e-mail address in order to have the opportunity to win a gift bag of all their favorite stuff. These […]
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One year ago today I began my epic road trip. Little did I know my life would be changed forever. One year ago today I plastered a decade old Post-it Note to Princess’ dashboard with duct tape. The Post-it Note read “I Welcome Change.â€Â I stared at these words realizing I had been seeking change […]
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I found myself in Houston again this week for a meeting at NASA.  Being there on business was every bit as exhilarating as when I was given a private tour last month. This time around I hit the gift shop and left with a bag of “Astronaut Food†which consists of packets of ice-cream and […]
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