your daily rock : sit the hell down and write
I teach amazing writers. And in our explorations of what it means to write and how to build a sustainable writing practice, it all comes down to sitting back down and staying in the room when the laundry gets real, real fascinating. Writers write. Painters paint. They create their own …
your daily rock : let go of judgment
Many of us fear being judged by others so much that we let that fear stop us. We live smaller as a result. Why is this? I think it’s directly related to the fact that we judge others. And if we can give up judging others, we can give up …
your daily rock : express your wonder
Don’t hide your astonishment. Don’t dampen your wonder. Let it loose! Life is amazing! The color of that flower? WOWEE! The sweetness of that red pepper. AWESOME! Don’t let your need to be “cool” or “sophisticated” or “in control” take away your capacity to be absolutely wowed by life. So …
your daily rock : eat slowly
One word for you today: Savor. Savor your food today. Savor the moments outside. Savor each breathe you take. Notice. Savor. Love, (These beautifully painted rocks are created by Kim Mailhot, aka The Rock Fairy.
your daily rock : be gentle with your self
What does gentle look like? It looks like pausing as you look in the mirror to honor what you see, fully aware of the living that has gone on behind those eyeballs, in those hips, and on that skin. It looks like pausing before saying “yes” to another commitment that …
your daily rock : have a cupcake.
Today is my younger daughter, Tess’, 10th birthday! Double digits! We’re having cupcakes! Have a cupcake to celebrate your own digits today! Here’s a fantastic one. Oh, my. And here’s the best icing! Celebrate today! Have a cupcake! Love, (These beautifully painted rocks are created by Kim …
your daily rock : you are enough
We are told so often that we need to be more ___________ and more ____________ and more _____________. We are bombarded by messages that tell us we need _______________ and ____________________ and ________________. We tell ourselves if we could only __________________ and ___________________ and _____________________, our lives would be better, …
your daily rock : just breathe
That’s all, honey. Because some days, that’s all we can do. Breathe in: Hello moment. Breathe out: I am here. Just breathe. Love, (These beautifully painted rocks are created by Kim Mailhot, aka The Rock Fairy.
your daily rock : what would love do?
When I get irritated or “hooked” by someone else’s drama (or my own), this is the question I ask myself: What would love do? It is sometimes hard to remember to ask it. Or perhaps we have to get through all the drama first, and then we can ask it. …
your daily rock : trust the angels
I am convinced we have angels all around us all the time. They just don’t look like angels. They look like librarians and baristas. They look like small children seeing a rainbow for the first time. They look like the man you won’t look at who is begging in the …
