I've never found a chair that facilitates my writing. It's one of the reasons I don't like to work in cafes, offices, or most co-working spaces. But give me a couch, a chaise lounge, or a day bed where I can stretch out my legs and boom: the words start to flow. A couch like … Continue reading Where do you create best?
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“Love literally made people healthier”
Last fall I took a fabulous free Coursera class, Positive Psychology, taught by Dr. Barbara Fredrickson of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I liked it so much, that I've started to read her book Love 2.0: Finding Happiness and Health in Moments of Connection. Fredrickson believes that positive emotions are like "nutrients," … Continue reading “Love literally made people healthier”
Little steps over time = big leaps
This is my friend Jennifer Moore in her new fabric store, Monaluna, in Walnut Creek, CA. Over the past ten years I have watched her take big vision after big vision and make them happen: Vision: design my own organic cotton fabrics Vision: sell my fabrics online Vision: sell my fabrics wholesale Vision: reach broader … Continue reading Little steps over time = big leaps
Healing Art for Orlando in Oakland
Walking to BART yesterday, I noticed that the chain link fence at 41st and Broadway was covered in strips of fabric. A sign encouraged anyone walking by to: "Tie a ribbon for love. Take some from this fabric rainbow. Thank you." A little further down, a heart had been created with photos of the people … Continue reading Healing Art for Orlando in Oakland
7 Social Media and Online Marketing Tips for Healers
Dear massage therapists, acupuncturists, chiropractors, therapists, and healers of all kinds, Because many of you are very kind, sensitive and generous people who would prefer to ease someone's pain rather than think about marketing, I say to you in the gentlest of voices, your online presence matters. Since I had surgery in January, I've researched … Continue reading 7 Social Media and Online Marketing Tips for Healers