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Surrendering to win
There’s a saying in recovery circles that you have to surrender to win. Throughout my journey of recovery, I’ve found that most of the things I have learned which work in my life are counter-intuitive...
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The real work
I’ve recently gone back to work. I’m not talking about my blog or my guide or my shop, even though I have been doing a little work on those too. I mean, the real work, my actual job which is the sort...
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Walking the path without judgement
My sister sent me this quote last week and it really struck a cord with me. It was like a beam of light shining through the fog of my depression and confusion: Enlightenment is a destructive process....
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My unexpected awakening
I recently had a very unexpected spiritual awakening. Just writing those words makes me squirm a little, as I question the validity of that statement, but since I have always so openly shared my...
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This Sacred Space
I fell apart and was put back together in this space; this sacred space. I never ONCE did yoga on this terrace. I breathed deeply on it though, inhaling the clouds and the thin, crisp air with my lungs...
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Bring your darkness into the light
I’ve been reflecting on the transformation I have experienced in the last month (particularly) which is challenging for me put into words. Challenging here, a space on the internet I originally...
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Lessons on Pruning
My lovely landlady, an avid outdoors woman and environmentalist, recently invited me to go tree planting with her at a local lakeside recreation area outside San Miguel. I jumped at the chance. I’d...
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Father’s Day
I just remembered it is Father’s Day. This day has filled me with dread and ickiness for years. The charade I used to play at school when it came time to make the cards I would never send, for I never...
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Transitions are tricky
You’d think I’d be good at them by now. A flight-attendant who zig-zagged the globe for a decade; a drunk who got sober; a writer who decided to start. A traveler who left home to do it forever… But...
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The ride of my life
Here in the Riviera Nayarit on Mexico’s Pacific coast there are early morning beach walks, delicious meals and lots of relaxing by the pool to be had. But my favourite days are Tuesdays and Saturdays...
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The importance of Showing Up
I’ve got it!! I’ve finally got it!! After all my searching and asking and experimenting, I have discovered the most important practice in the universe: Showing Up. That’s it. It’s really that simple....
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Where I want to be
It’s 1030 AM on Thursday in Puerto Vallarta. I’m in a women’s twelve step recovery meeting. Here, women gather to support each other in their recovery from alcoholism, drug addiction, co-dependency,...
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Evolving in Recovery
During my stay in San Francisco, I celebrated five years of recovery. To put it plainly, this means I have been completely free from alcohol and drugs for five years. (but not cupcakes) Five years ago,...
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Announcing My Online E-retreat in January!
Hello friends, family, subscribers and random Google searchers. I am grateful you are ALL here. When we started this journey almost three years ago, I didn’t really know what it was I was looking for...
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Journey to Shine: reflections from my first e-retreat
From January to March this year, I hosted my first online retreat, ‘Journey to Shine.’ Fourteen women from four countries shared a journey of connection and transformation via the wonders of technology...
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Here Goes
How do I describe the indescribable? How do I show up fully as my authentic self? How do I share my journey in order to serve others while protecting my sacred, inner life? How do I embrace my...
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A hard landing
The problem with highs (even natural ones) is that there is only one way down. In the space of a month I have gone from experiencing elation, peace and joy to absolute frustration, confusion and (dare...
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Love After Love
Sometimes it’s better to use other people’s words to express yourself, especially when they resonate deeper than your own. I first read this poem a few years ago and it has remained in my heart ever...
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BIG LOVE
Happy Valentines! It’s my first single Valentines Day in a decade and I’m realizing that I am a die-hard romantic. I posted on Facebook a while ago (when making the requisite changes to my profile,...
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Remembering Her, Re-membering Me
Transformation is cyclical, with no beginning or ending. Something is continually calling us forth; creating us. I’m currently experiencing one of the most radical re-births of my life. I’ve already...
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