Last week, I shared Part I of what pointed me to make KUOW the first beneficiary of my lawn sign proceeds.  Looking back on that day and the ones that followed, I am reminded of how important it is for me to to slow down, lift my head to look and listen to what is happening right in front of me and engage when my heart moves me.  Too often, my days are spent moving quickly through my work, my errands, the responsibilities that come with being an adult and the day ends with exhaustion and questioning if I did enough.  Since that morning in the cemetery and the one that followed, I have realized my life is much better when I stop to see the world around me and connect with smiles, words, actions and intention.  This is what has fueled my passion with the Spread Love campaign.  With each day, each new experience, each conversation, each connection my fuel tank expands and leaves me with feelings that I may combust if I cannot find ways to express the imp...

I was hoping to post "Discovering Love Part II" today but need to postpone, ironically because I was listening to KUOW on my way home from dropping off my son at school.  I found myself in tears listening to a conversation with a senator talking about how nothing will change following another school massacre in Broward County.  Of course solutions are complicated but I as I pulled up to my home I kept thinking LOVE AND CONNECTION are not complication and can lead to the change we MUST see in this world.

This is what was running through my mind...

If you are feeling powerless.  Start by spreading more love every day.  Not just w/ your family.  Not just in your inner circle of friends.  Not just in your school community.  Spread it with the people where you buy groceries.  Spread it when you are in a neighborhood other than your own.  Spread it with a smile.  A kind comment.  A honest thought.  It does not have to be big grand gestures.  It is f...

This week, thanks to Facebook's "On This Day" memories popping into my feed, I saw images, a video and re-read words I shared that ultimately led to choosing KUOW as the 1st beneficiary of my lawn sign endeavor.  The journey, one article I heard on KUOW sent me on, continues to resonate deeply within me.  I am a firm believer things happen for a reason & we have to pay attention to the signs or people that rise up to move us forward on the journey of life.  Today, on Valentine's Day, I believe it is the perfect day to re-share the story here.  The image above may be one of my most favorite images I have ever taken.  I did not wait for the perfect light, this is how the headstone met me.  I am sure I could never recreate the same image...it was meant to be and I believe was my gateway to a journey to share and spread love.  I could never have predicted, a year later, I would be in the love "business" that includes translation in Mandarin!!...