People close to me often say that my ex-husband and I do a great job co-parenting our daughter. We get along, communicate often, and have her best interest at heart.

I believe that when you do the right thing (make decisions as directed by life, love or God rather than social expectations) that everything works out for the highest good. My baby girl - now 8 years old - is happy and well adjusted. She gets good grades and has many friends.

I never would have thought that after being divorced for nearly five years that we would have another baby, but along comes Mucci, our 17 week old cockapoo puppy. Our daughter Anna has always wanted a dog and fell in love with this little guy. We had to do it - it was right.

The oddest thing is co-parenting again. Mucci gets dropped off here each morning as my ex goes to work. He lies next to me as I write in the morning and then hangs out until his dad picks him up again after work.

Unorthodox? Absolutely. The right thing? For us, yes.

I just received an invitation to attend an All Star retreat - a couple of dear friends got together and decided to invite some kindred spirits who have inspired them over the years to come together for a weekend of sharing and fun.

I'm beyond excited, and quite frankly honored to be on the all star team of these fabulous women!

Who are your all stars? Who has inspired you? Who do you really love? Who makes your energy dance when you think of them?

Dig deep and find a few people in your heart that have made an imprint that will last a lifetime, then I challenge you share how you feel with them. It's risky to tell someone your heart.

From a spiritual evolution perspective, society is stuck in a power position (solar plexus). It is only when enough of us take the risk of opening our hearts, and allowing love to pour through, that the scales will tip and shift us to a place of compassion (heart center).

One last thing: The feeling you get from energy rushing through your heart is amazing (for lack of more descriptive terms...) Experience it for yourself and let me know what you think!

Last week I had my picture taken for my new book cover. The photographer is brilliant and actually took my pictures just before heading off to Thailand to do what he really loves, which is to capture the vibrant and colorful cultures around the world.

After taking the pictures he downloaded them on his computer and asked me to pick the ones I liked. It's always sobering to see yourself as you really are.. Mirrors are deceiving because we pose for ourselves! You can never see the way your face wrinkles up as you speak and laugh - it's just not something that can be captured - except on film or in pictures.

Anyhow, he immediately began de-wrinkling me! Puffing up the dark cirles under my eyes that I remember seeing in my grandmother. Smoothing out the smile lines that have taken 42 years to sufficiently deepen, and with the touch of a finger the lines around my eyes were gone.

It's true, I ended up looking very similar to a younger version of me, but what surprised me was how disturbed I was with the whole process. Taking away the lines and dark circles was like taking away my character, my experience and my depth.

The picture I selected is only mildly "touched up" and I'm ok with that. But from now on I'm going to request that the dark circles remain intact - thanks grandma.

Since my last entry I've given the concept of manifesting a lot of thought. Truth be known, I feel like it's closer to spiritual law than glorified magic. That said, if we're not careful, taking charge of creating our own reality can lead us down a slippery slope - as I so aptly demonstrated in Flagstaff last week...

If you're over 35 or a lover of classic rock you might remember the song lyrics, "Hold on loosely, but don't let go, if you cling to tightly you might lose control."

These lyrics capture why a combination of holding on to your dreams and simultaneously giving them to God works best. When we take total control, we lock into a dream thereby getting attached - it may manifest into a close resemblance of your original intention, but not be your highest good.

For example, what if someone tells the universe that they want to lose weight 100 times a day and ultimately find themselves thin from an illness?

I've moved toward holding a vision of the qualities I want in my life - love, adventure, service, abundance, beauty, etc. And letting God or the universe step in to handle the details, rather than clinging to the details and losing the essence of what I really want.

Thanks riding the rollercoaster of life with me! I think I'll step off and have a short rest...