I recently experienced meditation in a new way that has helped make me feel more connected with the universe. This helps because living alone across the country from my family and friends can get lonely at times. It’s nice to find ways to feel connected with something larger than myself. The new theme that... Continue Reading →
My encounters with nature can sometimes be shocking and transformative, condensing space and time, and leaving me with a bewildered sense of wonder. I revel in the majesty of the patterns and rhythm of it all. The beauty, the power, and the energy seem to flow through me and everything becomes instinctual, visceral, and... Continue Reading →
The mind is as a river. The mind,like moving water, is continuously active and flowing. The mind is a stream ofenergy, constantly winding and turning. It contains both calm and frantictendencies. It is ever-changing and forceful, affecting, shaping, andinfluencing the surrounding environment. A river slowly erodes the land, picking up and sweeping away allthat comes... Continue Reading →
Routine and stagnation can be the bitter enemies of progress and self-development. I was talking to someone recently who had just moved to Denver also. They talked about how they had been in the same place at the same job for over a decade. Their days were cemented in repetition. They were deeply unsatisfied... Continue Reading →
I have been living on my own in Colorado for a little over two weeks now. I talk to family and friends regularly back in Tennessee. As I mention the places I have been going and the things I have done, a couple of my family members have asked about me making friends and... Continue Reading →
So today was a good day for me! I am elated and humbled by the experience I had today at work and keeping my mind calm and in the present moment. You know, work usually infuses me with anxiety and anticipated scenarios. It’s often draining mentally, it wears on my body, and it compounds over... Continue Reading →
I have struggled with anxiety in one way or another for most of my adult life now. Anxiety can be a killer of the mind as well as the body. It can suck the joy right out of any situation and leave you feeling trapped and drained. Anxiety is multifaceted. Anxiety can be overt... Continue Reading →
Life is a curious and beautiful phenomenon we are all trying to sift our way through, keeping our heads above water, each bestowed with the daunting task of deciding what exactly it means for each of us. Life can be tricky and complicated. It’s the new existential crisis born out of abundance, out of oversaturation,... Continue Reading →
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