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One Tiny Step at a Time

How I rebuilt my life from rock bottom, and how you can too Audio version: An Invitation: Sit with me,

The Best Summer of My Life, and Why

It wasn’t only what happened around me this summer. It was what shifted within me. Audio version: As summer slips

Expand, Don’t Shrink

What a borrowed truck taught me about moving through fear instead of around it Audio version: It always amazes me

The Summer I Went Back to Camp

Audio version: This summer taught me something I thought I already knew. There is a difference between living your life

Something Wiser was Already at Work

How journaling through grief taught me not to trust my pain When the circumstances of your life throw you to

Chasing Stillness

Last night a friend said something to me that I have not been able to put down. He said, and

Control and Performance Are Siblings, Not Cousins

This week David and I are giving a party. Our son Eric turns forty, and thirty people, family and friends,

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What Counts as a Deposit

This week’s deposit looked nothing like a nap This summer, I’ve been keeping what I call a Spiritual Savings Account.

The Spinal Series: A Seated Movement & Breath Practice

The Spinal Series is a gentle, energizing way to keep your spine supple, youthful, and strong. A healthy, flexible spine

Meditation for a Calm Heart

Meditation for a Calm Heart is a simple but highly potent practice that will shift your energy and perspective.

Practice What You Teach, Sarah

Inside scoop (unedited): This June was a full-blown fabulous month, but even fabulous can wear you out. Just the past

What Becomes Possible

This past weekend, my son got married. When I delivered my words at their reception on Saturday night, something happened

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