From Exhaustion to Insight: Lessons Learned from Life in Slow Motion The Beginning of it all…It’s been eight years since my life changed. I was twenty-three years old, I had graduated from college just a year prior and had taken a gap year to work as a teacher in Thailand. After seven amazing months ofContinue reading “Gifts from a Chronic Illness”
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Stagnancy or Stillness?
The Space Between Doing & Being– Reflections From an Unemployed Girl & a Summer with an Empty Calendar Time. We base so much of our lives around it, these numbers on the clock that tell us what we need to be doing and when. When we’re busy, there’s never “enough of it,” and then onceContinue reading “Stagnancy or Stillness?”
Fear
[12.29.20] Point Reyes, CA Diving head first into the unknownStraight into the abyssIt’s always been enticing to meYet simultaneously absolutely terrifyingBut I think that’s kinda the point, right? I remember the things I used to think aboutThings I would associate with the word “fear”Things like skydiving, rollercoaster drives, cliff jumpingBut maybe it’s not about theContinue reading “Fear”
Roadblocks and Reminders
It seems that the moment we find ourselves in the place we think we want to be, something gets in our way. No matter how good things seem, no matter how straight the road seems to be going, there’s always more roadblocks and things coming along our path to “mess it up”. The truth isContinue reading “Roadblocks and Reminders”
It’s Okay to Let Ourselves Be Happy
Is anyone really happy? What does genuine happiness even look like? It gets hard to tell in a world full of standards and ideals, full of people constantly trying to one-up one another or get the next best thing. One of the most seemingly simple yet surprisingly challenging realizations that I’ve made recently is thatContinue reading “It’s Okay to Let Ourselves Be Happy”
Changing Negative Self-Talk
I wanted to write about this topic because it’s something I’ve been really struggling with lately. Honestly, it’s something I struggle with a lot. So much of the time, I find myself feeling negative or getting down on myself simply because of the way I am talking to myself. My inner voice is telling meContinue reading “Changing Negative Self-Talk”
Not Every Day is Going to be a Good Day…
Maybe you’ve gotten to the point where you’re on the path to where you want to be. Maybe you’ve found a good job doing what you love, or you’re in the right relationship, or you’re taking the steps toward your goals. You’re headed toward that plan or that future that you want. You’re doing it.Continue reading “Not Every Day is Going to be a Good Day…”
No Excuses
I’m tired of hearing it. I’m tired of people saying “Oh I wish I could do that, I wish I could do this”. I’m tired of people complaining about their jobs, about their relationships, about every single aspect of their lives. If you’re really unhappy with something, then make a change. Change something. It’s asContinue reading “No Excuses”
4 Simple Yet Powerful Ways of Overcoming Fear
One of the biggest mental challenges for so many of us is facing our fears. Whatever it is that scare us the most, most all our fears stem from two categories — the fear of uncertainty and the fear of inadequacy. We’re afraid of the unknown and we’re afraid of failure. Ultimately we realize thatContinue reading “4 Simple Yet Powerful Ways of Overcoming Fear”
4 Reasons Why You Should Do More Things Alone
As an introvert, I’ve always cherished my alone time so I never quite understood the desire to be out and about with people all the time. Quite honestly, I love having that time to myself and I feel most energized when I’m immersed in something artistic or just exploring new places. Of course, I alsoContinue reading “4 Reasons Why You Should Do More Things Alone”
Making Mindful 