Your Mindset Changes the World Around You

by tatiana | Jun 29, 2020

I recently sat on the back deck with a glass of water, while Luna rested at my feet. We had just returned from our evening walk, something that has become our routine. The fireflies and the fairy lights I strung along the side of my deck made me smile. “I’ll be 50 in...

It’s Time To Pause And Listen

by tatiana | Jun 22, 2020

All week, I thought about what I could write to keep inspiring you and lifting you up (if you need a lift, that is).Each day brought something new that I wanted to share with you – great insights, practices that helped me with my own anxieties, and even fun...

Breathe, Adjust Your Mindset, Support, Take Action

by tatiana | Jun 15, 2020

I’ll be completely transparent with you: As I sat down to write this, I got the news that our September tour has been canceled. Not only that, but the rest of the concerts I planned for this year aren’t happening either. If ‘ugh’ is a feeling, I felt “ugh, ugh, ugh.”...

The Hardest Thing To Learn

by tatiana | Jun 8, 2020

It’s been quite a week!I drove my son Blais to the first day of band mini-camp, which has been modified for the pandemic and also moved around because of a prayer vigil held in our town for George Floyd.Blais was sad that the camp was reduced to only three hours a...

Art That Will Melt Your Heart

by tatiana | Jun 1, 2020

Here is to the Class of 2020! Here is to every child (and every grown-up) who’s ready to fly. Here’s to my son Evan Amadeus, who learned so early in his childhood that living life comes with taking the falls and tumbles, bleeding through the cuts (and not just the...

Accepting The Changes Around You

by tatiana | May 25, 2020

“Everything IS already different,” I said to my youngest son Blais, on a recently tough day.It will never be ‘back to normal’. It may be ‘forward’ to a more normalized life, but definitely not ‘back.’Because we are 62 days older than we were when this started for us....