Recently, I’ve taken a different approach to integrating my day-to-day living with meditation, and it’s been refreshingly satisfying. Different in that it’s not traditionally the way most people think about how meditation/prayer is used, but when put into practice, actually makes a ton of sense. Two things that hang people up on meditation: (1) theContinueContinue reading “The Meditation Way of Life”
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Judge Not. Resist Not. Fear Not.
We’ve all heard the phrase, judge not less you be judged yourself. Or some variation of it. Of course we shouldn’t judge others, but that phrase embodies a deeper meaning, something I feel is ultimately more difficult than not judging other people: Not judging yourself. Over the past year, I’ve been going through a tremendousContinueContinue reading “Judge Not. Resist Not. Fear Not.”
So, You Made A Mistake?
Far too many people are afraid of making mistakes, and far too many more are consumed by mistakes they have made in the past. There are people who get offended by the mere mention that they made a mistake, and worse still, are those people who find pleasure in pointing out the mistakes of others.ContinueContinue reading “So, You Made A Mistake?”
Stop Ignoring Your Trauma
I’ve seen an influx of posts circulating social media lately spreading a similar message: your trauma didn’t make you stronger, you made yourself stronger. Or something along those lines. And I realize the point they are trying to make – you are your strength not the hurt that forced you to be strong. In someContinueContinue reading “Stop Ignoring Your Trauma”
Blood Family Isn’t Always Healthy Family
A member of my family and I had a major falling out earlier this week, with the situation unfolding to a place where I felt physically threatened. Yet, when the time came to reconcile, she chose to cut me off completely. What happened, you might ask? The only instigating words I’ll claim, was asking whyContinueContinue reading “Blood Family Isn’t Always Healthy Family”
The Voice Inside Your Head
We all have it. Inner monologue. Train of thought. Brain manifestations. Whatever you call it doesn’t matter, because regardless I’m betting most of us struggle with a similar aspect: the dreaded naysayer! The you’re-not-good-enough. The dream-killer. I hear this voice a lot and I’m a pretty strong-willed person. I can only imagine how it affectsContinueContinue reading “The Voice Inside Your Head”
When Depression is Not Enough
I admitted something to my husband today that I haven’t said out loud in a long time. I didn’t even mean to tell him, but the truth is, I’m depressed. Though you wouldn’t know it if you entered my life anytime in the last 5-6 years, I used to go through bouts of depression ratherContinueContinue reading “When Depression is Not Enough”
Cultivating An Attitude of Gratitude
It seems I’ve gone on another inadvertent hiatus. Six months have slipped by since my last post. Normally, I would write some long winded explanation as to what was commanding all of my time, why I couldn’t post an update, apologizing for my absence, blah, blah, blah. Not this time. I don’t owe any explanationsContinueContinue reading “Cultivating An Attitude of Gratitude”
30 Things I learned Before 30.
In six days, I’ll be thirty. Generally, when I ask people about turning thirty, they have some sort of PTSD or horror story associated with it. “When I turned thirty, my body fell apart.” “I cried all night.” “Thirty was really hard for me.” True stories. Me? I’m pretty excited about turning thirty. I thinkContinueContinue reading “30 Things I learned Before 30.”
Live Your Truth
I think there are few people who actually know themselves. Of course, who’s to say what it means to know yourself? And how do you actually know when you know yourself? I certainly keep learning about myself, everyday. And I intend to keep learning each day, for the rest of my life. So if that’sContinueContinue reading “Live Your Truth”
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