Dear friends, As the days get shorter, a lot of us feel the urge to curl up and escape from the world. Less daylight can mean less energy, lower moods, and for many people, seasonal depression. Awakening to our desire - the fire burning within us that reaches for more life, more delight and more joy - can support us in times like these. So I've created something for you this season! 14 Days of Desire and Delight. Every day for fourteen days, starting Tuesday, December 1, you'll receive a...

Dear Friends, I'm not very well-versed in the Taylor Swift universe, but I definitely understand her appeal. Especially when she says something that cuts right to the heart of what it means to make things. In this short clip, she nails the whole job of being an artist — and honestly, maybe the whole job of being anyone doing anything: Create something you love (or, to be more precise, get out of the way while creation happens through you), put it out to the world as an offering, and then let...

Dear Friends, I was on a flight last week and there was a TON of turbulence. Every time the plane swerved and dropped, I white knuckled the hand rests a little bit tighter, bracing every inch of my body against the movements of the plane. I was praying like a maniac (and probably cursing in equal measure), and my breath had become quick and shallow. Then I remembered the last time I breathed like that. It was when I delivered my first son. Having been a meditator — a professional breather —...