Becoming Anew

Five years ago I jumped off a cliff. This was a different kind of cliff than the late afternoon, paragliding, breathtaking experience I had in my early twenties when I lived near t...

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Trimming the Dead Branches
I live in a sea of 1950’s ranch brick homes with tall aging trees. Colorado sunshine can be relentless in the summertime and these trees bring welcome relief from the heat. They al...
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Addition by Subtraction

A cough that wouldn’t go away, episodes of vertigo, dizziness, wheezing, and not feeling like I could get enough air in my lungs—I spent more time not feeling well in 2020 than fee...

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A Gift of Trust

Heather, we trust you, we just don’t trust the situation. I heard this often as a teenager in my high school years. I didn’t like it because it didn’t make any sense to me. If my p...

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How to Stop Overcomplicating Things

We overcomplicate things. It’s not just you or me, I see this happening everywhere. As humans we're drawn to the drama of an unmade decision just like the honey bees are drawn to t...

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Decide to "Go Light"

Life can get really complicated fast. 

Eat this way, no eat that way. Train for a marathon, no running long distances is bad on the joints. Drink more water, but make sure you don...

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Packing Light

In the summer of 2016, my husband Randy and I made our way North to Canada in our old F-250 truck. Our two young boys and our dog, Lulu, were our co-pilots. I wasn’t on a sabbatica...

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Fresh Starts

A few years ago when the news spread that I was leaving my corporate job many people asked me, so what will you do? I’d mention excitedly that I was going back to school again, and...

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