Have you noticed the rush of complaints at the holiday season? It starts with people moaning about joining the family on Thanksgiving, and it continues. What gives? I know the holidays are hard on people, expectations and all that, but I always thought holidays were hard on those of us who didn’t have families to […]
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The Gift of Grace: An Unexpected Lesson
In January my cousins gave me a birthday gift: a $50 gift certificate for the Seattle Farmers Market. It was a carefully selected gift. They knew that I’ve shopped at the West Seattle Farmers Market for years, take friends there, and encourage others to go. For me it’s also a bit retro: I grew up […]
The One Gathering: Bringing Love Home
The One Gathering is the amazing heart chakra opening brainstorm of visionary Jennifer Yost, MA, LMHC. Each year the 2.5 hour multisensory program brings together inspirational speakers, energy healers, high energetic frequency graphics, and musicians to provide a full program that supports an uplifting experience as it supports heart openings in the audience. The […]
When Play Matters: On Orcas, Marshmallow Spines, and Dogs Singing to Beethoven
Sure, we know play is a necessary part of our lives: it relieves stress, adds balance, and inspires creativity. But we’re usually so busy with ‘life’ that we simply ignore it. Three things lately reminded me about the importance of play: an orca superpod off Alki Point in October, the Rainbow Boys’ guide team, […]
Becoming Our Best Selves
“What am I supposed to do?” is a question I hear a lot in my intuitive practice. A more challenging question is: “How do I become my best self?” This melds the search for identity and meaning with the practical, emotional, mystical, and, yes, fun aspects of our personal and professional lives. The best thing? […]
Signs, Symbols, and Surviving Grief
It’s been six months since I lost my beloved Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Murphy. The devastating fog is lifting, but the sadness lingers. I’ve received many wonderful stories from people who’ve been touched by my family’s journey through grief as recounted in my e-book, My Dog Is Dying: The Real Life Crappy Choice Diary. Somehow […]
Yes, It’s Lettuce
Add it up! Take one amateur photographer. Discover fascination with brilliant red lettuce. Take up close and possibly way too personal photographs. Don’t make people guess what it is. Happy summer from Seattle. © 2012 Robyn M Fritz
How To Be a Watermelon Intuitive
Relaxing is one of the best ways to tap your intuition. No pressure, no anxiety, nothing but a bit of time to play. Sounds like August, right? So try this. Get a watermelon. Yes, a watermelon. Take it outside and explore it: look, touch, smell, taste, thump it (hear it). Get messy with watermelon: experience it […]
Profiling the book, Pearls of Wisdom: Mindfulness on the Run
Needing to pack a mindful boost into your frenetic life? Try the little book, Pearls of Wisdom: 30 Inspirational Ideas to Live Your Best Life Now! It’s a compilation of short, inspirational essays offering simple, ageless wisdom and advice from well-known self-help authors to up-and-coming self-help authors. The key to this charming book? Each of […]
My Dog Is Dying: The Real Life Crappy Choice Diary, Entry 20
Landmark days—those days that hold special meaning in our lives—are times to stop and celebrate and remember. They are the days that build families and communities—in multi-species families, they include adoption days, birthdays, breakthroughs, and deaths. I remember the day I figured out what the book about my life with Murphy was all about. I […]