Through the misty sunrise, my eyes chase an image, struggling to make sense of what I see—my sense of safety seems to hinge on understanding the visual. I’m certain there’s some malefic presence stalking my solitude. But as the light of dawn breaks, I realize my gaze...
As it seems to happen in our world, when a word becomes more widely used, we adorn ourselves in the popularity of utilizing it without fully understanding its meaning, or we make its meaning fit our limited perspectives. We hold words as authority, and we don’t fully...
As Eckhart Tolle wrote 20 years ago in his book A New Earth, life is changing. We are living in a time of shifting consciousness. This has always been the case—generation after generation, our understanding evolves. As we grow, we often look back and realize that many...
I’ve had a blissful day, I experienced so much productivity at work, I had meetings that felt fluid and connected and I taught a yoga class that was immensely nourishing for myself. I felt richly connected to my heart by the end of the day. But when I walked into my...
I no longer remember when I first met my anger, it’s become so much a part of who I am that its arrival alludes me. For so long I had a tumultuous relationship with her, she felt like shame that boiled in me, my failure as a woman for not always being perky or...
You know that feeling when you’re driving behind someone and they’re going below the speed limit and you’re in a rush? The feeling of agitation that builds deep in your heart, the agitation that lights up your mind and creates a frenzied state? Or how it feels when...
I’ve taken a pause from writing lately, for three reasons: One, I’ve been busy and didn’t want the pressure, although pressure has been my driving force in the past — I love pressure. Two, I’m digesting and decomposing life and information as it’s moved through me...
There’s a slowing down that’s been moving through me steadily for the last couple of years, and it’s pulling at my life at an increasing rate. The paradox of how this is unfolding isn’t lost on me; the increased speed at which I’m being called to slow down is ironic....
I feel a lot of energy from people, places, and things, and it provokes emotions that feel like too much. At times I want to stop noticing so many feelings and numb out. In those moments, I open Instagram and scroll until the numbing is overwhelming, and I realize...
It’s early, my alarm isn’t set to sound for another hour, and yet I’m awake. I’m tired, but I can’t sleep. I feel a wave of anxiety wash over me as I realize that the brain fog I’ve been contending with will continue today, as it does when I’m tired. My emotions start...