It’s maple syrup time in Minnesota. The pails and bags are hung on the sugar maple trees to collect the sweet sap to boil down into maple syrup. Our recent warm days have melted almost all the winter snow and I am hoping for a gentle slide into spring with Read more…
Something strange has been happening for me lately. The more that I stay on the path of joy the more my body has begun speaking to me about staying on the path of joy (or the better I am at listening to what my body has been saying for years). Read more…
The weather gave us a one day respite from the frigid temperatures and I thought about going to the Como Conservatory but then decided that I had too many other things I should do. I sat down at my desk and began working on a blog post. After about Read more…
I’ve been doing quite a few portraits recently. In the process, I realized that my best work happens when I am open and present and the person I am photographing is fully present as well. That’s when the magic happens. If the person I’m photographing is uptight or uncomfortable in Read more…
I was listening to a guided meditation by Sharon Salzberg a couple of days ago and I was struck by the simplicity of her instructions. “See if you can focus on just one breath” she said. Just One Breath So I stopped trying to stop my monkey mind from doing Read more…