Lessons from the Road: Yoda Says “Surrender and Rest”

September 16, 2012

  The road has become a great teacher of mine.  My road tripping over the past two years has brought me many profound lessons.  These lessons come in many forms. They may be personal epiphanies that come from being lost in meditative thought during hours of driving through the countryside. They may come from meeting […]

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I Welcome Change…But Not Always

September 1, 2012

I’m sitting in my hotel room in Springfield, Missouri, finally finding time to write after some marathon days of driving.  I love the road.  I do some of my best thinking during long hours of driving in Princess Leia the Prius with Yoda the dog.  What’s been on my mind the past few days is […]

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The Huffington Post: Texas Hill Country Swimming Holes

August 24, 2012

I lived six blocks from the beach when I lived in Los Angeles.  The ever present cool ocean breeze meant I didn’t need air conditioning during the 15 years I called myself a Southern California girl.  Things are different now.  Three-digit temperatures are the summer norm in Austin, meaning I’ve had to search out creative […]

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The Huffington Post: Eureka Springs Is Arkansas’ Artsy Ozark Oasis

July 23, 2012

I’ve spent quite a bit of time during the past 1½ years in Hot Springs, Arkansas, falling more and more in love with the beauty of the state during each trip. It’s called The Natural State for a reason. During Yoda’s and my most recent visit last month, I decided to drive north on the […]

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Walking Across The Fire of Fear

July 19, 2012

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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To The Field

July 3, 2012

I’ve spent the past 1.5 years stepping away from the sidelines and learning to play the game of life.  For the most part it has been exhilarating.  However it hasn’t been easy.  I’ve suffered my share of fumbled balls and interceptions at times when it seemed like I was finally headed for a touchdown.  That’s […]

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Guest Post: My Glamorous Hollywood Career… And Why I Gave It Up

June 25, 2012

I’m thrilled to feature a guest post by Jennifer Brody.  Jennifer and I met virtually, through an online writers group.  Her story is nearly identical to mine in the sense that we have both now chosen balance in our lives over sexy Hollywood careers.  I’m happy she’s letting me share her story and her nuggets […]

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Lessons from the Road: Buy Watermelons & Give them Away

June 13, 2012

Meet Leland Duff.  He is 85 years old and he’s standing in front of the smoldering remains of his house.  Buying a watermelon from him was the most important money I’ve spent all year. I just returned from a road trip.  I was gone just under 2 weeks and I put over 1,200 miles on […]

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Gratitude Pow Wow

May 20, 2012

Sometimes an experience touches you deeply, where you know you are witnessing something profound and important, but you don’t know exactly what it is. That is what happened to me today. Yoda and I were heading back to Princess Leia the Prius, having just spent the last hour walking around Lady Bird Lake. I was […]

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Eeyore’s Birthday Party

May 12, 2012

For 6 months I’ve had the following written on my calendar for the last Saturday of April, 2012: “Eeyore’s Birthday Party, Pease Park, Austin, TX.”  The problem is, until 2 weeks ago, I had no idea why I was saving the date.  Austin’s counter-culture seems to count the days until the next year’s Eeyore’s Birthday […]

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