Recently, while having brunch with a friend of mine, I mentioned it would be fun if we got together for some beach days over the summer. My friend’s response took me by surprise because she told me that she had bought a one-way plane ticket, and would be moving across the country at the end of the month! She had just finalized plans to ship her car and all her belongings. Further, she did not know anyone where she would be moving to, but the move had been a desire…
Resilience Steadfastness Purification of sorts, like a cleansing (through pine needles) Over the past month or more I’ve been noticing pine trees everywhere. They keep popping into my awareness. I’ve been noticing them while driving and walking in places I’ve walked and driven numerous times before. I almost didn’t notice one while on a walk with my dog recently, but while looking down towards the ground I saw a pine cone directly in my path, and when I lifted my head to look around I noticed a tall pine tree…
Coming from the heart is something many of us would benefit from practicing more often. In fact, this is something I constantly have to remind myself of. For many of us, much of our time is spent in the mental space (the mind), thinking, planning, analyzing, worrying, trying to problem solve, and so on. The mind can easily become overworked if we do not take the time to create balance, and allow the mind to rest so that it does not reach the point of mental exhaustion or fatigue. A…
I felt lucky as I hopped on a plane from San Diego to Phoenix, Arizona, a quick and easy one hour and fifteen-minute flight. My friend and I were traveling to meet up with another friend of ours who would be connecting with us in that area. It was the second time in the same year the three of us were able to take a trip together, making it a rare and special event. Earlier in the year we had found ourselves in Jamaica for my friend’s destination wedding. When…
On the Spring Equinox this past weekend, throughout the day I found myself repeatedly feeling irritated, and not about the same things (as in not one topic), but rather about separate things that would occur throughout the day. The first couple of times it wasn’t as obvious, but as it kept happening, I noticed there was a pattern. The first thing I did was question if what I was experiencing was mine because many times when I feel discordant energy it seems like it isn’t mine. Instead it will feel…
