Time for What? (The Things We Say and What We Actually Mean)

(Post #4 in the Daring Greatly series, inspired by and in response to Brené Brown’s book, Daring Greatly:  How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead.) “For me, and for many of us, our first waking thought of the day is ‘I didn’t get enough sleep.’ The next one is ‘I […]

Vulnerability: Being Seen Bearing Weight

(Post #3 in the Daring Greatly series, inspired by and in response to Brené Brown’s book, Daring Greatly:  How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead.) Oh, Life – You synchronous pip. I currently find myself at my own personal point of convergence between release, vulnerability, and limiting beliefs. […]

Vulnerability: Being Seen Hurt

(Post #2 in the Daring Greatly series, inspired by and in response to Brené Brown’s book, Daring Greatly:  How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead.) In my last post I described some of what I love about vulnerability, leaving the impression perhaps that for me, being vulnerable always […]

Baring the Very Same Spot: Some Thoughts on Vulnerability

(Post #1 in the Daring Greatly series, inspired by and in response to Brené Brown’s book, Daring Greatly:  How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead.) Well hello there, all you thriving blooms. I’m super excited to dig in to our first book!   This is the second time […]

Why Blog About Books?

Before I was a writer, I was an insatiable reader. I remember the monthly thrill, all during elementary school, of my teacher passing out the Scholastic Weekly Reader book order form. I would avidly circle all the titles on my wish list. So many books to read! So many worlds to inhabit! How to contain […]

Which Book Would You Like to Explore First?

I’m eager to get this party started, but I’m curious as to where YOU would like it to begin. I’d love it if you would help me pick the first book we explore! And if you have any requests for future books, please leave them in a comment below :) ⇒ Here are links to […]

On Thriving & Blooming

Well hello there, you Thriving Soul. Welcome, you Vibrant Bloom. ???? I’m so excited that you’re here! In my initial post, I asked if you were ready to thriveandbloom. Which may seem like kind of a shady way to start because, I mean, who doesn’t want to at least thrive, if not outright bloom? The […]

Are You Ready to Thrive and Bloom?

Because I sure am.  And I’ve got an idea for how we all can, together.   thriveandbloom:  feed the need. grow the seed.   What would that mean for you?   I look forward to sharing my thoughts with you soon. Thank you for your sunshine and your rain ~ …cc