"Like a bird on the wire / Like a drunk in a midnight choir / I have tried in my way to be free" -Leonard Cohen
Painting: Birds On A Wire
Painting: The Cosmic Toad
"Shine like the whole universe is yours" - Rumi I love a good quote. A good quote is an inspiring, fresh pop of energy for our habitual minds. Quotes can clean our minds and souls when they are feeling dusty and stale, and allow us to think and view the world differently, even if just for... Continue Reading →
Questions
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" - Mary Oliver Beautiful, sweet and soft sunset in my new little home on the California coast. What more can we possibly do except be present? What more can we do but be present with the world around us,... Continue Reading →
Life In A Small Beach Town; Or, How You Can Create The Life You Want
One sunny day, driving down Main Street in a small town, I had the tangible experience that it is possible to create the life you want. “Creating the life you want” sounds like a vague concept, until you actually experience it happen. The truth is, there is no reason why you can't examine all areas... Continue Reading →
How Do You Define Success?
How can anything be just what you're supposed to do? My friend texted me recently to inquire when I was going to get with it and start a family. Why? I asked, and she texted that people think getting a partner and creating a family is just what you do in life. There is nothing... Continue Reading →
Cross-Country Road Trip: Tales From The Road
"I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life- and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do." - Georgia O'Keeffe Mid-September; Fall had descended on the East Coast, and I was dreaming of California. I made some stops along the way, but once I reached Colorado, I... Continue Reading →
5 Tips For A Fabulous Solo Cross-Country Road Trip
1 – To save on money, take your foot off the gas pedal when you are going downhill. Once you've saved enough on gas, you can spend it all on a four dollar coffee from Starbucks! You're welcome. 2- -When you get out to pump gas, continue talking to yourself as you have been for... Continue Reading →
Stay Curious
“I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.” -Einstein In July, I stood on the shore of Portland, Maine, looking out at the Atlantic ocean and feeling pleased with myself. I had made it! Over the last few months, I had driven all the way from California to Maine. Partly, my journey had... Continue Reading →
My Review Of Sleeping In A Walmart Parking Lot
I slept in a parking lot just outside of Ann Arbor, Michigan, one brutally hot night in June. I had started to get deep into life on the road, and become someone at one with the landscape of highways and motels and roadside diners. I developed opinions on interstate highways, and opinions on the speed... Continue Reading →
