After floating a lot of ideas around about how to make this challenge a reality, it’s time to start packing. I’m using The Boy Scouts of America’s motto as I go–BE PREPARED. (My best friend, Kyle Dean, Eagle Scout, would be proud.) This is what makes me a meticulous and amazing packer…but also what causes … Continue reading
Category Archives: Mindfulness
Here comes the “Zero Waste Lifestyle” Challenge
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Welcome to the beginning of my Zero Waste Lifestyle Challenge…2015…US Virgin Islands. So I’m headed to St.Thomas for a few months. My partner and I lived there last year for 6 months and although it is undeniably a tropical paradise, there was one thing that was practically unbearable for us…total lack of recycling! You could … Continue reading
Tis the Season
Well, it’s been quite awhile–close to a year since my last entry. (I hope no one was holding their breath, ’cause that would be a lot on my conscience.) I’m back and it’s time to go forward! So much has happened, I’m not even sure I could catch you up on it all, but in … Continue reading
Happy New Year Ya’ll. What’s in it for you?
I was asked the other day what I wanted for myself in 2014. I thought briefly and said, to be happy, blissful and show love. I don’t think I was quite taken seriously by this particular crowd, but as I thought more about it later, what else is there? I want to continue to be … Continue reading
Namaste’…the light inside of me recognizes the light inside of you
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A few years back, when I came back to New York City after a two year hiatus at home in Arkansas, I began to recognize the light that is inside of me. You could call it energy, spirit, positivity, whatever, and although it’s always been there (just like it is in every person), I made … Continue reading
I Am Artist (Hear Me Roar)
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Buzzing with energy. Craving more hours in the day. Unsatiated by everything happening around me And everything stirring within me. I think in poems. Internal soundtracks orchestrate my every task. I dance every moment it’s appropriate and long to all the rest of the time. I sing, I dance, I paint, I write, I play, … Continue reading
Love’s Labor’s Lost, Part II
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And just like that, I untied myself from Mr. Big. I was free, but there was nothing exquisite about it.~Carrie, Sex and the City You live, you learn. You love, you learn. (Thanks, Alanis). In the wake of my current situation, which is the ending of my six year relationship, I’m learning still. About three … Continue reading
Natural Relief for Menstrual Pain
**DISCLAIMER FOR MEN** Only read on if you would like to know the women in your life better! So, I’ve been working on caring for myself holistically when menstrual cramps are literally crippling me, and I’d like to pass on what I am discovering in case it could help some of you. I heard once … Continue reading
Now’s the Time to Reap the Benefits of Outdoor Yoga!
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Spring has sprung! As it begins to get warmer outside, it’s time to take advantage of the great outdoors. Grab your mat, choose some of your favorite poses and try an outdoor yoga practice today. It could be at a local park or even in your back yard. You don’t have to go far to … Continue reading
Opening our Spiritual Eyes
I have a deep love for animals and have always been fascinated with how much they have to teach us. I know it sounds geeky but I love learning from ocean animals because I think the sea is truly the final frontier! There are places we still have not explored and species are beings discovered … Continue reading
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