EVERYTHING YOU’RE NOT DOING

Me petting GVB.  One of my favorite ways to “do nothing.”

 

From being judged for having a to-do list, to watching my neighbor cut his grass a zillion times a week—this is what reminded me that there’s only one person responsible for artfully juggling the balancing act of doing vs. non-doing in your life.

You can dance in a field, you can write a novel.  Build computer software or bake an apple pie.  Sit in the grass and listen to the birds sing, or take a jet plane on a whim to Timbuktu…

No matter what it is, everything you do is just as important as what you’re NOT doing.

Here’s what I mean… (more…)

EMBODYING LOVE

Something I always loved about the holiday season as a child was the feeling in the air. You know, that feeling. Things just feel good. People are happy, there’s a bit of magic in the air, a special dose of love and peace.

As a tribute to that love I feel in the air I decided to sit down and reflect upon some ways in which we can further embody this love and spread it around for all to see– not just during the holiday season, but all year long. (more…)

I’M HOMELESS IN ASHEVILLE

(or, THE PLIGHT OF THE GERMAN SHEPHERD)

Never knew finding a place would be so difficult.

I knew Asheville was a desirable destination. I’d heard real estate prices had gone up in recent years because there were so many people wanting to move in but literally not enough housing. (The vacancy rate is next to nil–less than 1%!)

But what I didn’t know was that the town’s dog-friendly mantra was perhaps just the veneer covering a dirty little reality underneath. (more…)

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