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Collective mourning is so interesting. I’ve seen so many...

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 12:19:01 -0500

Collective mourning is so interesting. I’ve seen so many beautiful ideas for how to memorialize those lost in Connecticut and celebrate them through generous acts….Two that I particularly liked were a Girl Scout troop in Mountain Home that is doing 26 random acts of kindness in their community this holiday season and another is Munsey Memorial United Methodist Church that is working with Imagine No Malaria to help save 26 lives in 2012. We all feel loss and we all struggle with meaning and purpose but one of the greatest things we can do in times of tragedy is act with great kindness and beauty. Infuse yourself with the heart of a servant so that you are drawn to selfless kindness not only in times of great tragedy but also in times of pure joy.

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Fri, 08 Jun 2012 11:53:55 -0400

newsweek: It’s kind of hard to see what’s going on here, but...

Mon, 21 May 2012 18:37:07 -0400

newsweek:

It’s kind of hard to see what’s going on here, but look closely. It’s a pic of the eclipse seen on a garage door in the Bay Area, and the leaves on a tree have formed hundreds of pinhole cameras. (h/t Andrew Sullivan’s blog)

“What would Emmett Till say? Healing over Justice”...

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:31:30 -0400

“What would Emmett Till say? Healing over Justice” This is the brilliance of 55TillNow and the start of something so much larger than a film! I am honored to be a part of such a needed, timely, and revolutionary social movement. It starts with a story and the story is one of violence, racism, injustice and murder but also one of forgiveness and healing. I look forward to sharing the development process with you as we continue on this powerful journey but for now ask yourself….What would Emmett Till say? A young black man from Chicago visiting family in Mississippi in August of 1955 who was brutally murdered, thrown over a bridge and thought dead and gone forever. But the young man who floated defied the odds to be remembered as one of the greatest tipping points in Civil Rights history. What would he say about a nation still divided by injustice and inequality? Would he cry for justice or would he ask for healing? What would you say?

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think-progress: Over a lifetime, nearly one in two women will...

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:43:07 -0400

think-progress:

Over a lifetime, nearly one in two women will be victims of sexual violence. The Violence Against Women Act empowers local communities to fight back, providing essential resources to combat domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking.

The law has been an unqualified success. Since its passage in 1994, women killed by an intimate partner have decreased 34%.

But unless Congress reauthorizes the Violence Against Women Act this year, all of this progress could be reversed. The new version of the bill not only continues proven programs, but extends protections to more people, including those in same-sex relationships.

Sign the petition to tell Congress to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act. And please reblog/share!

So important! I signed

Dream came true today :) Guess who’s making a movie?!!!...

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:51:09 -0400

Dream came true today :) Guess who’s making a movie?!!! Spread the word! We’re so excited to announce our new film 55TillNow. Because healing is more important than justice!

Collision Hub: Let It Shine

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:02:54 -0400

Collision Hub: Let It Shine : Great article from Collision Hub about how to stand out from the crowd...

"Jesus was a lone, wandering preacher with a small knot of followers. His message was radical. Leave..."

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:23:29 -0400

“Jesus was a lone, wandering preacher with a small knot of followers. His message was radical....

Motivating Mindfulness Image 2…..The Power of Design When...

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:53:00 -0400

Motivating Mindfulness Image 2…..The Power of Design

When I design I become completely present. The completeness with which I engage when creating something visual is all-encompassing.

It feels the way a perfect backhand feels….

It feels the way a perfect note feels….

It feels the way a perfect taste feels….

It feels…..COMPLETE

“Many people think excitement is happiness…. But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, The Art of Power

This is the first in a series of pictures I intend to post...

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 17:26:45 -0400

This is the first in a series of pictures I intend to post called “Motivating Mindfulness”. The idea is that we all need tools in place to motivate, inspire or otherwise wake us up to mindfulness. My first in the series is Moleskine Notebooks!

For those of you that don’t know, I’m a wee bit obsessive about my little Moleskine notebooks. I use them for everything! I have hard cover ones with bookmarks for journaling and artistic explosions and I have little pocket-sized soft cover ones for work organization and to-do lists. I’m now moving into a more focused writing exercise in the slightly larger soft cover moleskines. It’s funny how finding the right place in which to record your thoughts can actually motivate you to complete tasks, record experiences and illustrate the world around you. The presence and consciousness I experience through the tactile experience of writing is profound.

So I got swallowed up in work stuff and have lost complete track...

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 21:11:38 -0400

So I got swallowed up in work stuff and have lost complete track of my journey so I am sitting down this weekend to regain focus, reconnect with my fast and talk about where I went wrong and how to be more committed moving forward. Traveling is a serious achilles heel. It becomes about squeezing in meals between events and staying up until all hours running around tradeshow floors. I need to be better prepared going forward to focus on this. Don’t get me wrong, there were several intentional pieces of my time away BUT not the wholistic focus on presence that I intended. Regroup time is in order! In the meantime, enjoy this little bit of personal progress that I’m pretty excited about:

Our first ever episode of HubTalk for work and also my debut as a thought leader in the industry. It’s pretty exciting!

www.collisionhub.com

To all of my fellow Girl Scouts out there…Happy 100th...

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 22:01:48 -0500

To all of my fellow Girl Scouts out there…Happy 100th Birthday and let’s paint the town GREEN together! Thank you to everyone out there that has helped this phenomenal organization to be what it is today and for shaping me into a woman of courage confidence and character that wants to make the world a BETTER PLACE! This was a project my company put together for our partner organizations to say “thank you” to all of the Girl Scouts out there and to wish them a Happy Birthday on Monday March 12, 2012!

Day 4: Let Go and Enjoy the Ride!

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 12:46:09 -0500

So yesterday was a blast! I spent work being productive then went to an archery store to shoot which...

Day 3: Decompress and Taste Life...an Apple a Day

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:14 -0500

I only set two goals for today and those were….. 1) Play in the rain and 2) Practice mindful...

Day 2: Step to the Right of My Left Brain

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:36:13 -0500

So day two of my Mindfulness fast was a bit rocky…Yet again I opted for sleep over morning...

WHAT IS YOUR EARLIEST HUMAN MEMORY?

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 09:51:04 -0500

I vaguely remember experiences from my parents old house as well as an image of a yellowish...

Day 1: Be A Catalyst for a Lollipop Moment

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:51:18 -0500

So I started today SUPER early as in 12:07ish AM this morning by watching a TEDtalk by Drew Dudley...

Thoughts on Mindfulness

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 23:45:00 -0500

One of my favorite lessons from my time at the Nyingma Institute was the idea of practicing...

30-Day Mindfulness Fast

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 23:21:21 -0500

Tomorrow I start a 30-day Mindfulness Fast. It will include mindful eating as well as a more...

"There is no world. There is only 6 billion understandings of it. And if you change one persons..."

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:14:26 -0500

““There is no world. There is only 6 billion understandings of it. And if you change one...