This Life, Man…

This life, man.

Man, we have this one big, beautiful life (as far as we know). 😉 

If we paid as much attention to the time inside relationships as we do on work or what supplements or medicines we need to take, we would be some of the healthiest people on planet earth.

Without people and the effort we make, life is dull and solitary, not healthy, nor nearly as fun.

It’s fun to call people back, even if you’re not a phone person like me, it’s smart to get some sort of ‘system’ for making sure we text people back, it’s mature of us, too, to make both the good conversations and the more tough conversations a priority. Plus —work schmerk…we’ve all have had that excuse and it’s just not any good anymore.

What’s left unsaid is often left in us when someone passes(this goes for both the lovey-dovey stuff, as well as the challenging convos that might, before they (or you) go, produce an understanding and/or a greater level of peace inside both of you and inside the relationship).

Don’t wait for another day to share time, to say what you want to say, to tell them you love them (or that they always look so flipping good in that color), to make the date to go for that walk or to go dancing…and it’s *these* moments that connect and create the stronger bond of support we all need…

When people say you can’t take it with you, in regards to money, it’s true — but what we can and do take with us, is anything at all that is emotional or connecting in its outcome…also, we can’t forget that which continually connects us to the people in our lives, in turn, connects us to ourselves.

In all these ways, let’s fill up on love and effort! 

THIS life man. It’s a good one when you make it so!

Let’s make happiness your business by creating your authentic brand…

To the best of the rest of your life!

Life is good.

Empowerment Is…

The simplest and easiest form of the empowerment of women: spending time with those that lift you (so high up you fly to Paris). 🙂

We *are* the average of the five people we spend the most time with. If that’s not an empowered thought for you, it’s time for a prest-o change-o.

Let’s make happiness your business by creating your authentic brand…

To the best of the rest of your life!

Life is good.

He Feels Like Freedom

He Feels Like Freedom

When I thought about a relationship that I might have for a long time or for forever when I was in my teens or twenties, I never everrrr had him or thissss kind of love in my awareness.

I only knew or could feel that I wanted kindness, support and a romance that would fill me.

But to experience the depth of love (and kindness, support and romance) that is here and available sitting next to me through it all (the tragedies of yesteryear, the brand shoot of today, the joys, successes and sadnesses of tomorrow) feels like freedom.

It’s like I’m flying high above it all, yet completely tethered to the ground all at once.

“I never thought marriage and my forever love would feel like freedom and yet it does,” she said, “it does.”

What connection to a person or a place makes you feel like freedom?

Let’s make happiness your business by creating your authentic brand…

To the best of the rest of your life!

Life is good.

What If He Moves…!?

What If He Moves…!?

What if….?

This is us on a trip from our place in Amsterdam to Paris in 2005. Nolan had been born in the ‘Dam five months prior (that’s a story!).

About nine years later, after living in both Portland and Guadalajara, we found ourselves sitting on our now Los Angeles couch watching a show when I told Josh to quickly pause it. Nolan was upstairs sleeping and was nine years old.

Me: What if….when Nolan’s older, he goes to live in France [far away from us] or something!?!?!

Josh: [pause] Well, that IS what we’re teaching him.

Josh was right. (And — I was right).

Recently, his passport with visa arrived, and he is officially a resident of France!!!!!

What do you have a deep intuition about or what have you dreamed about that you want to put into action?

Let’s make happiness your business by creating your authentic brand…

To the best of the rest of your life!

Life is good.