I wanted to buy Bliss at Sojourns Fair Trade, but I picked up a jar of Calm. Although the store had sold out, I could have purchased a Bliss candle on the Sojourns Fair Trade website. Instead, I became addicted to Calm, purchasing a second candle on another visit to its location in a small strip mall and leaving Bliss, now restocked, on its shelf. Stepping into Sojourns is like walking into a colorful garden. No sweatshops. No child labor. Shopping at Sojourns Fair Trade is a feel-good … [Read more...] about Gifts for the Soul
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Comfort in the Kitchen
Editor's Note: This post appeared in my newsletter, Inspiration Business, earlier this year. To subscribe, enter your email address at the bottom of this webpage. During the roller coaster that was January 2021, an ankle sprained on a hike meant a break from the consolations of yoga and tai chi (as well as hiking). I found comfort in friends, books and my kitchen. Breathe.As I julienne fresh basil before it joins olive oil, cherry tomatoes, toasted pine nuts and pasta, I inhale. Chopped … [Read more...] about Comfort in the Kitchen
Eating Well: What We Eat Becomes Us
If I shop at a large grocery store in suburban Atlanta on a Saturday morning, I see other women marching through the doors in a rainbow of spandex and other bright, body-hugging materials. I almost expect to find a set of ellipticals on the cereal aisle or weight-lifting equipment placed just beyond the freezer case. "We work out," their tight, shiny outfits tell the rest of us. "And then we buy kale!" Exercise tones our bodies, but what we eat becomes us. The food we consume, including … [Read more...] about Eating Well: What We Eat Becomes Us
The Grace of an Exodus Experience
The longest journeys don't begin with "a single step." They start with a deep pain that's full of Grace. Without such pain, we can limp along for years in a situation that is not quite bad enough to force our departure. That's a soul-withering position, my friends. Sometimes the best way to serve others is to honor yourself and your needs. No one can pour from an empty vessel. I've had a lifelong tendency to celebrate long-suffering endurance and to find a way to "make it work," … [Read more...] about The Grace of an Exodus Experience
The Feng Shui of Spiders
I don't like wasps, but I hate to see anything struggle. That's why I freed one from a cobweb on my porch, as a spider trotted across her tapestry with eight-legged delight. Watching the small red spider retreat to her usual spot in an upper corner, I felt more like a Big Jerk than a hero. The next day, I got a chance to set things right after an unseen bird dropped a grasshopper. I delivered the insect's remains, half-eaten and still twitching, to the lower portion of the web, gently tapping … [Read more...] about The Feng Shui of Spiders
Fewer Words, More Impact: TC Productions
I wanted to work with Trenton Carson the day I met him. Trenton approaches the video production business the way he approaches life: with positive energy and unfakeable, unshakeable authenticity. That's the magic of TC Productions and its artisanal team of specialists. Company growth and new marketing trends made the TC Productions website ready for a refresh. Trenton is planning his website redesign the way you might renovate your house one room at a time with a solid, cohesive vision. My … [Read more...] about Fewer Words, More Impact: TC Productions