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Every year around the holidays I choose a touchstone for the new year. A touchstone is a single word to serve as my intention for the...

When was the last time that you felt completely, deeply, rested? What do things like meditation, drum circles, and dance have in common?...

Happy JUNE! With Irene and family off adventuring in Asia, I am searching through her past Shasta Scout Columns to pull out some new...

There's color in our everyday reality!

Last week, we dove into what emotions are and the importance of feeling feelings all the way through in Part 1 of When Emotions Explode....

Imagine your car has a custom 25 gallon maximum capacity gas tank but someone sabotaged it to stop filling at 12 gallons. No matter what...

I remember when I received my first acceptance letter to graduate school. It felt like I had won the lottery. And the day I was offered a...

There is so much associated with the holiday season in Western culture. Traditions. Expectations. Emotions. So. Many. Emotions. Here’s...

As a college student, I loved coffee, especially Peet’s Coffee. I was a two or three cups of coffee a day kind of gal. So naturally, as...

Have you ever felt paralyzed with fear… then motivated, passionate, and on fire… and then been forced to slow down? Freeze. Go fast. Go...

Modern day professionals like me rely on our phones so much. They’re so much more than a simple piece of technology. We can practically...