Nearly every morning, I sit on my back porch, a hot coffee in my hand and my little cat Tino sitting somewhere near, scanning the shrubbery for critters, and I write. Sometimes I write about my dreams from the night before. …

Let’s get right to it — the “accidental break” points at the past six weeks of my readers finding their inbox void of my latest piece of writing. I have been writing, but not anything I have wanted to post. Rather, I thought I would maneuver throughout the holiday festivities…

Audio version: https://venture-within.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/New-Recording-11.m4a The star burned through the night sky, flashing a radiant white and emerald green. Slowly, purposefully, it tailed orange sparks until it seemed to plummet through the dark waves and extinguish itself into the black sea. We sat in silent awe for a moment. “What do you…

Audio option: https://venture-within.com/believe-in-everything-good/ The moon shone full and bright in the crisp, starry sky as my heavy luggage was loaded into the truck. At 3 am, the early departure was comforted by this nighttime light, and the warm coffee mug in my hands. The last two weeks have been punctuated…

Audio option here: https://venture-within.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Connection-we-are-gifted.m4a Connection can be found all around us if we pay attention. Sometimes we long for it. Sometimes connection seeks us out when we are not looking. When the sight of something familiar flickers across our panorama unexpectedly, and a memory yawns awake. …

Audio Version: https://venture-within.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/New-Recording-11-1.m4a Sitting on the plane, my face masked for the first time in months, I think about how this is my second trip to the States this year. I’m grateful for a window seat on a sunny day flight. I used to board a plane every couple of…

Audio version: https://venture-within.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Stories-Burning-to-be-Told.m4a Currently, I have 1 and 3 half-clients working with me as their Writing Coach. I say “half-clients” because these 3 have started the conversation of wanting to write their books, but have yet to commit themselves to this emotionally arduous journey. …

Audio Version Here: https://venture-within.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Russian-Babooshkas-Cat-Falls-Blocks-of-Parmesan-Cheese.m4a Last week, my friend’s 75-year-old Russian mother moved in with me. She doesn’t speak much English. Right now, I don’t know much about her life except that she, like me, loves jewelry with big colorful stones. She didn’t bring much food with her. …

https://venture-within.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/New-Recording-11.m4a The pristine afternoon sunlight on my back porch invites me to sit. It is the kind of light that illuminates a golden green sheen through the trees, settling over dragonfly wings hovering amongst the nearby flower bushes. Jungle birds are chirping, or caw-cawing, depending on the species. If I…