When I posted my first blog on OwningPink.com back in April of 2009, I set an intention and wrote it, in magic marker, on my office wall. I wrote “I want Owning Pink to invite people to know that they are loved, safe, and nurtured.”

My intention for the site has changed over time, because it quickly became clear to me that Owning Pink wasn’t just in service to those in need of healing; it was also in service to those who serve those in need of healing. Owning Pink is a community of healers and visionaries committed to easing the suffering of others - and in doing so, healing ourselves, achieving bliss, watching magic happen, and healing the whole freakin' world.

“Confront the difficult when it is still easy; accomplish the great task by a series of small acts.” – Tao Te Ching

The start of a new year really is a great time to reflect on what we’ve done and what we want to accomplish in the next year.

“There are two ways to live: You can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle.” – Albert Einstein

Where do you fall along what I call “Einstein’s Miracle Spectrum”? Do you wish you could live as if everything that happens in your life truly is a miracle?  If so, I think paying attention to your inner voice gives you the perfect place to start.

If you’re a working mother like me, you may have noticed a few raised eyebrows from time to time. I was only five weeks postpartum when I had to go back to my work as an OB/GYN physician, and you’d have thought I had murdered my infant the way some women looked at me. (“How dare she? How selfish of her. But just wait - that child will be totally messed up one day.”)