There’s not a lot I have to say about this one. Except for that it takes courage to keep going after rejection, and rejection is a part of life, especially when you’re trying to do something a bit different, like introducing a new concept of tea into the [...]

I’ve loved Southern California since before I was born. Because both sets of my beloved grandparents lived and loved in Southern California. Because my parents grew up there, and somehow, it felt like home. Because it was always sunny in my childhood. Because the sand was white and the waves were [...]
the beatles: the love we make

“And in the end, the love we take will be equal to the love we make.”
~ The Beatles
You may have guessed by the name of this site that I am a Beatles fan. This quote is one of the [...]

Today, may you receive messages of love; perhaps in the form of a kiss or a card or an email or a text or even social media.
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May you know that true love never ends.
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May you [...]

Chelsey from The Paper Mama, a beautiful mother, artist and inspiring blogger, is conducting a self-photo challenge in the name of self-love. Because it’s that time of year.
Mandy from A Sorta Fairytale wrote a post called Take pictures of yourself. It’s important. She says: When [...]

“For one minute please, stand here in silence and look at the sky, and contemplate how awesome life is.”
~wins.failblog.org via Pinterest
This morning, I went for a run and I was so focused on putting one foot in front of the other that I forgot [...]

When I was a young girl, I had a play kitchen in a corner of our basement. I would create an entire “house” down there. It was dark, dank and made of concrete, but it was mine. I decorated it just the way I wanted with doilies and dolls and dandelions [...]

“To see a rainbow, you must survive the rain.”
~anonymous
Without the lows, would we know the highs? Without the pauses between the notes, would we still have a song? Without winter, would there be a summer?
We can know this is true, that we need the [...]

She started out like this.
As my doula pointed out, she joined us peacefully and without hesitation. I will never forget the power behind her birth, nor the intensity of the pain, nor the completeness and immediacy of my love for her. The doctor handed her over and I thought, [...]

A blanket of snow covered the Pacific Northwest last week. I wandered into it, camera in hand, completely shocked, overwhelmed, awestruck by the beauty that had befallen us. As if I’d never seen snow before.
This snow fall was different somehow. Perhaps more severe, and more serene. The skies were ominous, [...]
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