Bridging the Gap
“If you don’t like the way the world is, YOU change it. You have an obligation to change it…one step at a time” ~Marian Wright Edelman In 1855, the great Niagra Suspension Bridge was built by flying a childs’ kite across the 855-foot chasm. Attacned to the kite was a string, attached to the string […]
Taking Yoga Where it Isn’t
I want every human to have access to the healing benefits of yoga. For my 55th birthday, I am asking you for a favor. I need your help taking yoga where it isn’t. Our new non-profit www.yogaforward.org is up and running and we need donations to help us get started. We’re expanding our work in […]
She Said YES!
All your life you are told the things you cannot do. All your life they will say you’re not good enough or strong enough or talented enough, they’ll say you’re the wrong height or the wrong weight or the wrong type to play this or be this or achieve this. THEY WILL TELL YOU NO, a […]
Ignorant of the Impossible
“Never tell a young person that anything cannot be done. God may have been waiting centuries for someone ignorant enough of the impossible to do that very thing.” ~G. M. Trevelyan Ignorant enough of the impossible… Looking back, these words define my life. I told my Dad I wanted to work in a carnival. He […]
Coming Home
What do you think of when you hear the word “HOME”? Do you think of this beautiful blue and green ball, spinning in space, hugging us close through the power of gravity? Do you think of the country you live in, and sing songs about at sporting events? Or maybe home to you is the […]
Wake Up Call
“You are, by accident of fate, alive at an absolutely critical moment in the history of our planet. Anything else you’re interested in is not going to happen if you can’t breathe the air and drink the water. Don’t sit this one out. Do something.” ~Carl Sagan In the month of December, I had the […]
What Can One Do?
As a year ends, and a new one begins, I think we are all stepping back to asses the damage. It has been a helluva year. Hurricanes, politics, news, fake news, marches, protests, fire devastation, racial divides, fidget spinners(??) For an unconventional list of the high/low lights of 2017 check this out: I have found […]
Circle of Impact
These eyes…these beautiful eyes. On my recent trip to India, I learned more from these eyes than anything else I experienced. These eyes found their way straight into my heart. We met these children on the streets of a village called Mathura. It’s a very important city to Hindus, the birthplace of Lord Shiva. While we […]
Listen…
“I felt it shelter to speak to you…” ~Emily Dickinson Who is the best listener you know? Yep. That’s the one. The person who just came to mind. The person you seek out when you need to hear yourself talk. The first person you call when you have good news. Or bad news. Or any news. The […]
The Nudge
Have the events of the last 24 hours left you undone? I know, that’s a stupid question. We’re all undone. Our nervous systems are frazzled, and not one of us knows what to do. It seems though, that when we hear news of a tragedy, our instinct is to jump in, to find a point […]