I’m in between now. Resting in the unmoored, middle space in between jobs. In between supervisors. In between school semesters. Usually, in between is an uncomfortable place for me because I’m not practicing mindfulness and enjoying the present moment. Instead, between is often a source of frustration for me because I’m trying to steer towards ( Read more... )

This morning, during my drive to work, I had a case of monkey mind. Monkey mind is a Buddhist term meaning "unsettled; restless; capricious; whimsical; fanciful; inconstant; confused; indecisive; uncontrollable". I was introduced to this term in meditation years ago and whenever I think of this term, I picture Dora the Explorer’s sidekick, a ( Read more... )

A friend of mine told me about intent bracelets. I purchased an intent bracelet to reinforce the intention that I’ve set for myself this year which is trust. I’ve been trusting my intuition lately which has meant dialing into that small inner voice that’s easy to dismiss, ignore, drown out and overrule with our “rational” thoughts. We can ( Read more... )

Lately, things have been a little banana puffs. Which is to say there is a lot going on that I’ve shared with those closest to me - - my tribe. Normally, I hold things tight and close. Recently, a friend of ours deemed Andrea and I “crunchy” and I didn’t really think so until I realized I was telling people in order to raise my vibration. Fine ( Read more... )

“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” - Jim Rohn ( Read more... )

Well. Here we are, a week into 2017. How are those resolutions going? I’m not one to set resolutions but I am game for setting my intention for the year. In the past, my intention has been balance. And honestly, I deserve a pat on the back because I totally slayed that! I hung onto balance tightly even at the times when it was particularly ( Read more... )

New Year's eve...I love the promise that the turn of the calendar, from one year to another, holds. I love the idea that, collectively, people are sending positive energy out into the universe. They’re wishing one another a happy new year. They’re hoping for health and happiness for themselves, but for others as well. After a miserable election ( Read more... )

Hope exists with uncertainty. When things are in that middle space, hope’s a companion. Like when you buy a lottery ticket before the big drawing, there’s hope (however remote) that you may actually hit a few of the numbers. Or you go on a job interview and hold onto hope until you either receive the feared rejection letter arrives or you ( Read more... )

“Even chance meetings are the result of karma… Things in life are fated by our previous lives. That even in the smallest events there’s no such thing as coincidence ( Read more... )

I wish I could say that I was entirely surprised by the outcome of the U.S. presidential election. I compulsively checked the New York Times poll daily and my hopes descended slightly along with Clinton's chances of being elected president. Even so, NYT's predicted Clinton's chances of winning at a rather robust 84% in the days leading up to the ( Read more... )