“For He shall give His angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways. They shall bear you up in their hands, lest you dash your foot against a stone.” Psalms 91:11-12 Today I am working on an outline for a chapter for an anthology written by a small group of women warriors. [...]
“Never try to be better than someone else. But never stop working to become your best self.” John Wooden Happy Monday, folks. “Ackkkkk! Monday!” you may be screaming (silently, I hope), but don’t fret. It’s Monday-back-to-work-after-the-weekend-day. Back to an environment where you may be stuck in a mental rut doing something a lot of us [...]
What do you do on your nights alone? Do you dread them or relish in them? Do you plan them, or roll with what strikes you as best for the night? Personally, I love “me time.” I love the openness of the day and the night. I love the subconscious freedom of it. Sometimes those [...]
“The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.” Michelangelo On this beautiful Sunday evening, after spending time with friends, teaching yoga, and catching up with a bestie on the phone today (after a week [...]
#1 - Jill of All Trades – Being a Multi-Sport Athlete Keeps Me Balanced (the article I wrote) Being active is my lifeblood. Whether I am playing soccer or snowboarding, I welcome every athletic adventure that comes my way. The variety of sports I participate in encourages balance, balance enhances health, and health breeds happiness. [...]
When I teach a yoga class, I use several minutes in the beginning to emphasize the importance of the connection between breath and body, and breath and mind. I encourage the students to focus energy and thought on the movement of air within them, one hand on the belly, one on the chest. Then we move. [...]
(An updated, better edited version of this post can be read here. Below, you will find the unedited version I wrote immediately after the event.) I could hear the rain brushing the screens of the windows by my bed as the clock radio began squawking at me at four in the morning. I lingered under [...]
Last month, a feature-length article about military sexual violence was published by Italian Vanity Fair. My story was one of three described in the piece. I still haven't seen the translation, so I'm not sure what exactly is detailed on the pages, but the journalist seemed genuine in her desire to tell stories like mine [...]
This is a simple post because I think it requires very little explanation. Even when I wake up in the morning after a poor night's sleep (sadly, a pretty regular occurrence), Bailey always manages to brighten my day from the get-go. As I roll over, look down from my bed to see him resting in [...]
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