I’ve decided to embark on a 40-day journey to refurbish my beliefs about money. Why? Because I’ve spent much of my life in a dysfunctional relationship with money. Maybe you can relate. I’ve danced between overspending, never spending, worrying, being careless,... Read More

Seasonal transitions have always proven to be tough for me. I freakin love the sun; I thrive when it’s warmer. When the temps drop, and it’s no longer weather appropriate to be bare-legged in a lounge chair with my computer, notebook, or latest non-fiction obsession,... Read More

Everyone has things they don’t like doing. My least favorite thing to do? Put flea medication on my cat, Jack. Jack has a special place in my heart. No joke, he helped save my life. When I was struggling with sobriety, he showed up at my door, looking for love. Love Heals.... Read More

It’s Friday and it’s been one hell of a week. Maybe you feel the same? Personal issues that have my heart feeling like a yo-yo? Check. Mercury retrograde getting me feeling a certain shade of yikes? Check. Sleep issues? Check. I can’t help but feel like things... Read More

The only reason we don’t open our hearts and minds to other people is that they trigger confusion in us that we don’t feel brave enough or sane enough to deal with. – Pema Chodron Bravery isn’t always with us. Its variable existence is often why we do one hell of a job... Read More

I was at an event recently when I came into contact with a self-admitted twitter troll. The dude walked up to me, and followed up his hello by asking me what the name of my blog, Must Love COWS, was all about, and questioned why there was no theme to what I wrote about. Being... Read More

I’m in the midst of writing a book and it’s proving to be quite the undertaking. Not that I thought it would be easy. Hell no. I just didn’t realize how overwhelmed I would feel when I started to write it. 😬 The process is providing a powerful lesson in... Read More

I make smoothies every day with a 6-year-old magic bullet from Costco. OK, it’s my second one in 6 years. A year into buying the first one I overfilled the blender and the juice got into the motor and toasted it, so I returned it for a new one. Unethical? Maybe a little.... Read More

There’s something revolutionary I’ve learned over the past couple years, and that is that an emotional reaction is not freethinking. It’s insanely important for us to understand the need to separate our feelings from our actions. For example, I can say I’m... Read More