Through the entire month of December (and most of November), the spirit of the season fills Danish hearts and homes with glad tidings of great joy, creating light and warmth throughout the cold dark Nordic winters. And the celebrations aren't limited to just one day.
Read MoreI’m reviving Plumb Creative to be a source of inspiration— ideas, tools, and resources to connect you to a life you love. To help you discover who you really are, discover purpose and joy in each day, to help you connect to your truest Self, and subsequently, to each other. To live a good story— a Life, Inspired.
Read MoreI made a choice today to allow my son to have his feelings, to choose for himself, to be empowered, but I had not given myself the same option. I chose to blow off some of those tasks to sit and watch cheesy George Lucas one-liners with my kid, but I still felt bad about it. Until I realized that I needed the same grace and empathy for myself.
Read MoreBy creating something better, I live a good story. I can share my story with others, inspire them to live and share theirs too.
Read MoreWhy do we tend to think of ourselves as struggling, mediocre imposters? We do things with trepidation, wanting to fall into conventional and social norms, afraid of being too different or outrageous or idealistic. We stop ourselves before anyone else gets the chance.
Read MoreWhatever it is that makes us think we can raise another human being must be some kind of delusional chemical in our brains that whispers little lies to get us to believe this child rearing thing will be, if not necessarily easy, then at least worth it. But how much it’s worth I suppose is all a matter of perspective.
Read MoreThe strength is always within, so big it scares us away from owning it. What greatness can we achieve if we rise up, embrace the power of who we truly are?
Read MoreWhen I woke up that morning and found out he was gone, I wasn’t shocked. He’d been sick for a long time. The cancer had been slow to build but quick to take hold. But in the few months leading up to it, I didn’t take the time to see him, to connect with him the way we had done for so long. Our long nights of existential discussions had faded into our young adulthood.
Read MoreRecognition for service is often met with humility, as if we don’t deserve to be shown appreciation for our efforts. It’s a story we allow others or even ourselves to be real instead of what IS real.
Read MoreWhat currently is, is. You don’t think about the fact it won’t last forever, because nothing does. But by the time you realize what is has now become what was, it’s too late to really savor it. And the moment has brought about something entirely new: the future.
Read MoreA few tips to shift your thinking so you can stop dreading a holiday everyone else seems to love.
Read MoreThoughts (and emotions) on losing a parent.
Read MoreCommencement is so much more than the culmination of education; it marks the circle of life closing one of its loops.
Read MoreFor 20 years now, the surf-rock band from San Diego has been the soundtrack to my life.
Read MoreNothing could have prepared me for the moment you actually showed up.
Read MoreMaybe the world as a whole would be better off if we stopped thinking about what other people are doing “wrong”, and focus instead on how to love, how to heal each other’s souls. (Even in, or especially in moments of harsh opposition. Like elections. Or football.)
Read MoreWatching someone love something is enough to help you learn to love it yourself. And that first-and-forever might be fun to say, but isn’t a good way for the Seattle offense to start.
Read MoreHow much easier life would be if I could organize it into lists. Not that I don’t try.
Read More“You may be a great writer some day. Stranger things have happened.”
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