Nature matters to people. Big trees and small trees, glistening water, chirping birds, budding bushes, colorful flowers …these are important ingredients in a good life.”     the Biophillia Hypothesis  We’ve talked about Nature before in these blogs and here we go again!Humans seem to have a natural affinity for beauty, especially natural beauty. And no one […]

    Many years ago my friend and colleague Joyce Lombard and I did a lot of writing and ran some groups on developing your creativity. While cleaning up my computer this last couple of months, I rediscovered pieces of our work and want to share some of it, and my current thoughts about it

Let’s keep looking at our creative goals – this time from a very personal perspective. The top of this list is “Time Alone” – often very hard to come by in our busy, busy world. But it is truly the time when we can hear the whisper of the Muse or can truly let our

We often look to the great masters for inspiration – usually regarding their subject matter, techniques, and style. But their thinking is what opened the doors to their creativity and can do that for all of us – regardless of what area of life we are searching for more creativity. We are all creative, each

We have been sharing our weekly thoughts with you for just over a year now and there’s a lot of material that we’ve covered in our blogs. Our topics have ranged from relationships through personal boundaries, using more innate creativity to improve your life, managing difficult emotions and situations, and accepting and honoring our true

  We had the privilege of volunteering for a project here in Ojai, Ca. over the weekend that was extremely fun and very meaningful. We were asked to paint a mural on a wall for guests to sign who were on site for a grand opening event. The growing community of “Friends of Mesa”. We’d

Even in the midst of our busy days we may often find ourselves in Limbo Land. Not even the drama of being caught between a rock and hard place, just simply in limbo, where life may feel flat and boring. We often accept this with resignation – we are doing what we’re supposed to do,

  Our last two blogs have been about boundaries – and your freedom and right to say ”NO”. Today we’re focusing on the “YES” side of all that. For if you have now developed the habit of saying “Let me think about it,” “I’ll get back to you,” or “No, that’s not for me,” you

  Last week’s blog on boundaries seemed to hit home for a lot of you, so we are continuing to explore this topic with a specific area in mind: Choice and the use of “no”. One of the first words a child learns after “Mama” and “Dadda” is “No”. As a parent, it can often

    In our last blog we mentioned boundaries as an important aspect of authentic relationships, sexual or not. Here’s what we’re talking about – your boundaries are your limits, where you stop and start. What do you want less of, more of? Your boundaries help you define that and make your choices clearer to others. They