#artofallowing

Slow Down: Today Is a Gift

“This is a wonderful day. I’ve never seen this one before.” From one of my heroes, Maya Angelou, this beloved quote illustrates how she...

14 Steps to Calm

A friend called yesterday and shared how she was suffering from daily anxiety and panic attacks. She was the third person to relay a...

The Beauty Within

If you woke up today feeling less than beautiful, remember, that no matter what is going on with you, the soul is always beautiful and...

Gratitude and Goodbyes

I wake at dawn, wrap in a blanket and head out to soak in the last sights and sounds rising up from this sleepy, hallowed ground. Today...

A Froggy Hallelujah

My tinnitus came on gradually as a result of a long music career standing next to a guitar amp and in front of a drum kit. (I don't blame...

My Manager and the God Box

My mother, who we affectionately call "Tiny Guru" for her small stature and great spirit, takes pride in being my manager. There’s...

Grace and The Bluebird

For hours I heard the heartbreaking flutter of little wings in the pipe of the wood burning stove with no idea of how to help. A friend...