Laura is a sweet, demure, lovely woman in her 50's with beautiful silvery hair and a passion for making women feel beautiful and empowered. You can imagine that the minute I met her as a new patient in my orthodontic practice I instantly felt a kismet connection with her and knew that we would...

 I was driving in my jeep chatting with my daughter on the way home when, on a whim, and inspired by a beautiful tune that was playing, we pulled alongside a riverbed and parked the car. We had places to be but were in no hurry and I was enthralled in the conversation this sweet, brilliant...

I remember when I was about 16 years old sitting on the edge of my grandmother's bed and asking her how to cultivate patience. I laugh just thinking about it because the conversation was so sweet and I have such a vivid picture of that moment in my heart but I can't for the life of me imagine...

Desire over Doubt.

I remember this moment in Costa Rica just before the pandemic hit in March of 2020. We were on a family vacation on the East Coast near Tortuguero, Costa Rica. We went for a walk on the black beach just as a storm was rolling in over the Caribbean Sea. Leif wanted to stand on...

If there is one secret to reaching for anything you want, love, money, health, happiness, success, it is this: NEVER GIVE UP.

That's it. That is the secret to life. Never quit. Relentless pursuit of anything sounds punishing and aggressive and obstinate. But it is the secret of...

"It's up to you," she whispered as she lay me down to sleep that night.

"You can choose where you wake up in the morning, you can choose who you want to be."

I grimaced, wanting so badly to play along. How could I choose to paint my own reality? How could I possibly dictate the facts of my...

What would I do if I had no fear and there was a promise of no failure?

Fear is a mysterious teacher and reflective mirror. Fear alerts us to our most valued inner possessions. Fear is a clear indicator of what really matters. Who would fear the fire if they could never burn? Fear plucks the...

The past has no ability to keep us from being fully conscious in the present.

It is only our attention to old stories that prevents us from seeing the possibility in the now

Every single day is an opportunity for a new perspective, a new beginning. The past can be a generous teacher but it never...