I should do this. I should do that. When I ask a client or a friend, or truth be told- even myself, ‘What do you want to do?’ and the response goes right to ‘Well, I should…’ STOP. Stop right there if you catch yourself ‘should-ing’ yourself. What do you WANT to do? Not what you think you should. Not what you think is expected of you. Feel into your body, what do you WANT to do? Answer from that place. Get to know yourself again. Not the self ...

Someone I had just met touched my soul and my life reset. Words were not exchanged, so how could my life be so rearranged? A mere smile. A simple grin. That’s all it takes for inspiration to begin. See, it’s not your voice, it’s your presence. Volumes are spoken by your mere essence. Do not be consumed by what it is you do, or your accomplishments, be them many or few. For in time they’ll no longer count, and you’ll find your essence is what it’s ...

A while back I was moved while listening to a song a friend wrote and recorded. In that instant these words started flowing out. I was in awe of the pure passion and beauty of a soul’s expression and how beautiful it would be if we all followed that pull within. I think there are too many swallowed voices. People holding back the things they want to say, be or do. But I truly believe we are all here to fully express who we are. To honor our passions and our truth. We’ve all been ...

I was having a tough day and decided to step away for a walk with my dog, Jake. With each step I took, being held by the breeze and the trees, my emotions flowed out in streams of tears. Vision blurred, I faithfully followed Jake’s lead. As I was waiting for him to take care of business, some movement off to my side caught my eye. A beautiful monarch butterfly resting on a flower, then taking flight in the sweet summer air. It danced so beautifully, swirling about, going here and ...

Life brings us many challenges. It’s what we do with those challenges, how we respond that matters. Unfortunately we can’t stop them from coming, and at times they hit us unexpectedly, knocking the wind out of our sails. I’ve recently had such a wind storm, and as I was sitting in the aftermath trying to make sense of it all, these words emerged: Let the pond get muddy so it can settle. It signified how my mind was busy trying to understand, and how I needed to take the time ...

I wrote this a little while back… After just watching a friend and colleague’s webinar, and hearing her share some powerful messages that I had also received (and even wrote about), but held back on sharing, I thought of this post. Transformation isn’t always easy. Sometimes when we are called to step into new things, or a new way of being,  it can be scary. Or if we feel a powerful message or truth within that wants to express, yet we pause or question if we want to be ...

"I am gentle. That is my strength." Love, Bobbie Jo This message poured into my heart the other day when I was feeling ‘less than.’ My ‘not enough-ness’ was triggered. Yet, in all the ways I wasn’t measuring up, I saw the ways in which I was. So often in this world strength is attributed to our physical capabilities, working hard, pushing through, getting it done, making it happen, no matter what the cost. Yet we forget the value of the feminine. The nurturing. The ...

Ever notice how kids are drawn to puddles? They see the opportunity for fun. They will go out of their way to get to it. They don’t care about getting what they are wearing dirty. They don’t care that their clothes will be wet for most of the day. These thoughts don’t even cross their mind. They see the moment. They see the fun. They full out experience the joy of it all. As an adult we see a puddle as an obstacle to avoid and walk around. Something that will get us dirty, be ...

A poetic story that ‘flowed’ right out. Inspired by my journey from girl to mermaid. It’s easy to believe what we seek is ‘out there.’ However, the answers and the treasures and the whatever’s we are longing to know, have or be… are much closer than we realize. All we need to do is believe and look inside. Like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, ‘You’ve always had the power….’ Seek within.

This poetic story just flowed through me one day. It seems quite fitting to share this, the day after I officially became one year older. It’s funny how as adults we can lose the sense of wonder and possibility we carried as a child. Believing all the things we are taught, and the ‘conditions’ we must abide by. But the great inventors and poets knew, imagination is key! It gets us past the rational, thinking mind into the heart of openness and newness. I say, be like that ...