Well, friends, the Year of the Horse is officially upon us.* I, for one, am immensely excited about this shift in cosmic energy, eager to move out of the deeply introspective, sometimes chaotically emotional, paradigm-altering state of being that has dominated over the past couple of years. While absolutely essential to forward movement, these more internal, introverted, degenerative phases of …
On Awareness, Truth, and Changing Your Story: Why Feeling Like a Square Peg Is Actually a Good Thing
“But what are our stories if not the mirrors we hold up to our fears?” ~ Wally Lamb, I Know This Much Is True I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the stories we tell ourselves. Stories about who we are, fabrications based on where we’ve been or how others have defined us or decisions we’ve made – and often …
Unicorns, Synchronicity, and Embracing the Absurd
The National Animal of Scotland is the Unicorn. Seriously. THE UNICORN. This is one of my favorite random facts because it conveys to me a certain playfulness and prioritization of fun that I feel is often lacking in our modern society. And a belief in magic and myth and mystery. Because we spend too much time being serious, I think, …
On Stardust, Snake Skins, and Slowing Down: Goal- and Intention-Setting For Procrastinators
2014 is finally upon us. And when I say finally, what I really mean is, “What the hell happened to October, November, and December? Did we skip that part of last year?” Because, seriously. The end of 2013 just sort of flew by. At record pace, from where I’m standing. And so here I am on January 2nd, sort of …
Let’s Redefine Failure. Because It Matters How Much Fun You Had Getting Here.
“Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.” ~Truman Capote Last year around this time, I laid out a variety of goals for myself to tackle in the coming year, having some lofty ideas about just what was possible during 2013. Some of these goals I just barely reached, some I totally destroyed (in a good way), but many …
On Letting Go and Making Space: How Knowing Your Values Changes Everything
“It’s not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.” ~ Roy Disney “There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.” ~Nelson Mandela Oh, man. Life takes some unexpected turns sometimes, doesn’t it? You make all sorts of grand plans for your life …
Sad Days, Deep Breaths, and Hot Baths: On The Relationship Between Loneliness and Self-Love
“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” ~ Gautama Buddha I have already discussed the many benefits of surrounding yourself with a team of supportive, compassionate, non-judgmental, loyal, and loving individuals with whom you can band together in the event of an apocalyptic disaster. I neglected to mention, however, the most important …
On Zombies, Friendship, and Building Your Apocalypse Team*
“Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.”~ Anaïs Nin, The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 1: 1931-1934 I’ve talked a lot here about just how life changing and paradigm shifting and eye opening the past year of my life …
Mediocrity Killed the Cat. And Other Reasons to Stop Denying Your Inherent Awesomeness.
“When you doubt your power, you give power to your doubt.” ~Honore de Balzac For me, break-ups always lead to massive amounts of introspection, the desire to dig deeply into a variety of whys regarding the recently-ending relationship and its role in my personal development. Specifically, I become almost obsessively engrossed in investigating how the relationship directly reflected me – …
On First Anniversaries, Break-ups, and Why I’m Actually Grateful I Got the Flu
“Love is the only sane and satisfactory answer to the problem of human existence.”~ Erich Fromm Last week marked the one year anniversary of opening my own acupuncture practice and being in business for myself. I wanted to quietly celebrate this milestone with close friends over a glass of wine (or two), expressing gratitude for year one and setting clear …