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Be You Another baby bluebird is stuck in the window of my outdoor stairwell. I sigh when I see her. I have been through this before. I know how it goes. This time there is no mama bird outside, chirping and circling. No one calling her home. Just this small bluebird, alone, tucked into a corner that feels safe to her but will not keep her alive. I get my long pole, the one I keep for exactly this situation, and try to coax her out. She flies back and forth between the two bri

It’s the story of seeing one through to fullness, wholeness, and publishing. For years, people have said to me, You should write a book... And every time, I’d smile, because I had thought about it long before anyone else said it out loud. So I tried.Six times. Each attempt began with passion and possibility, and each one ended midstream. I didn’t know then what I know now. Writing and publishing a book can be a tumultuous journey. Many never cross the finish line. I was one o

While attending the funeral of a longtime friend who died unexpectedly on Valentine’s Day, I overheard someone say, “He lived fully right up until he died.” That sentence has stayed with me. It got me thinking about something I’ve been quietly exploring lately — the difference between a fully lived life and a half-lived one. What is a half-lived life? I don’t see it as being about accomplishment or failure. I think it has more to do with presence and how closely you follow th