The Art of Embracing the Suck
And so, here you are. You’ve found yourself in a season that stinks. As Dr. Seuss once so brilliantly put it, “When you’re in a […]
Learning to Embrace the Suck
As I might have mentioned, once… or about a hundred times already… I’m a Brené Brown groupie. A few months ago, I found this recording she […]
Be Brave
In my previous post I promised to share some of the moments that I would consider my personal paradigm shifting moments, or ideas that have […]
Sing, Oh Muse
I first became aware of Timothy Ferriss a few years ago, when he wrote a book titled “the 4-hour workweek.” At the time of it’s […]
Wiggle your way to Balance
Every once in a while, I get really excited about getting in shape. I’m not sure if I’m the only person who is like this, but […]
Awake
Hyacinth blooms permeate my room The smell wafting and saturating Each corner of space Overflowing with perfume, making all Aware of life. Dawn wakes, spilling […]
In which I write a letter to Rainy Day…
Dear Rainy Day, Benjamin Zander tells a story about how his father used to say something along the lines of, “there’s no such thing as […]
Terra Incognita
It’s February already; long past the time of ‘new year’s resolutions.’ The truth is, January this year, hit me with a thud. It was both […]
The Empathy ℞ Part 3
Conversations about Empathy It was a crisp autumn day in September, and I was walking my local downtown with coffee in hand. On this particular […]
Why Chase?
So you know when you’re reading textbooks, and they have those little boxes to the side with extraneous information? Say, you’re reading about the revolutionary […]
The Empathy ℞ Part 2
A while back, I wrote a post regarding empathy and how cultivating empathy was a necessary pathway to wellness. I do not believe empathy is […]
2016, A word and A Manifesto
I admit I was a latecomer to the resolutions this year. In many ways, 2016 felt like having a child and then refusing to name […]