Is it Girl or Woman?

A lot of people ask me why I created a pinwheel “girl” and not a pinwheel “woman.” While critiquing my book, The Pinwheel Girl Takes Flight~ Every Woman’s Journey Through Seven Stages of Transformation, a person my age who identified herself as a “feminist” told me she didn’t like the word “girl” and because I [...]

Are you a Pinwheel Girl? More notes.

This week I’ve been cleaning out and organizing my office and I came across some notes about the character of the Pinwheel Girl I had written down in a notebook before The Pinwheel Girl Takes Flight was published. I was doing a character study of her and had wanted to articulate why she was so [...]

One woman, one life, one book at a time…

I recently participated in a book signing for The Pinwheel Girl Takes Flight at a major women’s clothing retailer. The store was having a big sale — 30% off everything! I was so excited to participate! I was told the store is PACKED on these special sale days and that the line to check out [...]

Look for the Openings

Sometimes when you least expect it, you will come to a door. Or a door will come to you. Doors are a powerful transition symbol. They lead to exciting passageways of new beginnings, new possibilities, new opportunities. Sometimes doors are scary — they offer an unknown experience beyond their threshhold. Or, they can lead to [...]

Fitting in is Overrated

Do you feel like you just don’t fit in sometimes? keep looking up This is because Pinwheel Girls are typically in transition. Leaving one realm, en route to another, or newly arrived and wobbly somewhere else. Maybe you feel like you are always tripping, falling down. That’s ok. This is also part of transition and [...]

Learn to Look for Openings

Look for the openings. Walk through. There are so many opportunities presented to us daily. These are gifts from the Universe. Learn to see these as doorways to your growth and development and as portals to change and transition into new stages of life and learning. Openings are regularly available to us. Cultivate your courage [...]

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