*Disclaimer: this is NOT a post to influence any religious ideals, or to push you toward or away from a specific philosophy* Look up Seriously, do. You may see the ceiling. You may see the sky. Now look within Seriously, do. Does your spirituality have a ceiling? You may feel so. You may feel trapped. You…
Category: Written Works
Acceptance & The Journey Within
The greatest gift that you can give to yourself is the gift of unconditional love and acceptance. The darkness always comes. As we seclude to our beds and offer ourselves to the curious state of dream, we allow ourselves to let go and dissolve into a misunderstood world of the subconscious. The morning always comes….
Beholden
I often think that the best way to look forward is to reflect on the past from a perspective of gratitude. Because it’s the things that went well that we forget too quickly. I am the first to admit that I am not fully responsible for the privileges I enjoy. The foundation my family, friends,…
Perfect
Panting, I look down at my watch to check my run pace. I’m running at a 6:30 minute pace. “Ok. This is the perfect pace” I begin calculating my distance until the end of the race. In my mind, I’m visualizing various stretches of the run where to either conserve or exert energy. In my…
Goodbye. Again & Again
How fortunate am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard. Goodbyes are cruel and emptying, but would we truly appreciate our time together if we didn’t know what it was like to be away, to be be fulfilled? My time away from you teaches me how much I love time with you….
Another New Years Post
I think it’s no question that New Years rings in new opportunities for new beginnings. That’s three “new”s By the way ☝🏻 There’s something about that last digit in the year the sparks a motivation to start something anew. I feel it as well. What do I need to change, better, challenge, or (insert verb…
Call Me a Snowflake as I’m Mending my Burns
The natural world is estimated to contain roughly 8.7 million species (though most have yet to be identified). Interestingly enough, we all share commonalities across our respective DNA. Did you know we share roughly 60% of our DNA with bananas? Sweet, huh (pun intended). Did you know we share roughly 98.5% of DNA with chimpanzees?…