Finding Your Right Work
I saw a lot of bad art this weekend. And I was moved to tears by it. I was crying from the moment I walked in to the San Francisco open studios exhibition, because what I found there, inside a nondescript warehouse, was twenty or so brightly lit artists spaces, full of music, happy artists, [...]
I’m so excited! I really am. Coaching is powerful. Circles are powerful. And young women are powerful. So can you imagine just how fabulous a Young Women’s Small Group Coaching Circle is going to be? Based on some inquiries, in November I’ll be launching a small group coaching circle for young women, age 22-35. We’ll [...]
I’m always to curious to learn who is reading Wise Living. Again and again I’m delighted to learn how remarkable you all are. Winifred Dajani, a goals guide reader, is a San Francisco-based educator now running for San Francisco school board. Here she shares about her passion for education, her journey to her current career, [...]
Today is part three of Wise Living’s four-part series on Slog vs. Leap Challenges. If you haven’t been following the series, you might want to start with this post; it will tell you what the heck we mean by “slogs” and “leaps.” Today, we have the privilege of hearing from Judy Hamilton. Judy is the [...]
I’ve often been struck by the idea that all the suffering in the world, all the world’s problems and deficits and cruelties are exactly equal in might and force to the love, the gifts, the talents, latent in all the world’s inhabitants. In this way, the world is perfectly balanced: The sum of global pain [...]
Hi there, I’m so happy to welcome new visitors and readers who read yesterday’s guest post at Kind Over Matter. I love the spirit, community, and vision of Kind Over Matter. I love the idea that through the work I do I just might be able to support creative young women (which much of the [...]
A couple of years ago I found myself asking, again and again, “Is this all there is?” The question popped up in quiet moments, in the spaces in between to do lists and tasks. This question is a cliche, but more importantly, I’ve learned, its a sacred door opening. It shows up when something inside [...]
I’m writing from a sunny, beautiful, paradise place where I’m so thrilled to be spending a week. It’s fascinating to me that it actually is easier for me to slow down and be present in this environment. I feel it when I have the impulse to leave myself, or leave the moment, and I have [...]
Good morning. I’ve had a little bit of a crazy week, with a very intense back and forth trip from San Francisco to Phoenix on Sunday. I haven’t quite recalibrated, caught up on sleep, or found my writing self again. How are you doing this week? I feel out of touch! This morning I have [...]
Good morning. It’s one of those mornings when everything has worked to enable me to be up and at the desk at 5am. Delicious. Many of you know this is my favorite time to write. It’s been an amazing few days for my writing, with my posts being published at some great blogs around the [...]
