Paying attention—or, in other words, practicing mindfulness—allows me to notice the cues my body uses to help communicate with my decision-making mind. In this post, I share a quick exercise that can help you learn to recognize what your body has to say. Read more →

This post on using a Word-of-the-Year as a mindfulness anchor kicks of 2015's Season of Mindfulness here at Learn + Explore + Share. As always, you're invited to share your reflections in the blog comments or at the facebook group! Read more →

Here's how Amanda Palmer, a f'nheimer-loving alt-indie musician and performer, touched the deepest part of my heart and showed me how connecting with human beings is a beautiful art. My experience has been difficult to put into words and I'm curious about your takeaways. Comments are always welcome! Read more →

Of the five heart's path guideposts, community is the one I'm still trying to understand better. I did some research to expand my view of community. This post explores five functions of community along with questions to help evaluate whether a community might be a good heart's path fit. Read more →

In an effort to avoid end-of-the-summer remorse ("We were going to go here, see this, do that, and now it's too late!"), this year I'm taking a creative approach to help us spend our carefree summer days with more intention. Here's how! Read more →