One of the sports I have truly grown to love in recent years is UFC. There are so many elements to the sport I admire. The conditioning, strength, reaction time, and coordination of the athletes is impressive. The mixed skill set of boxing, wrestling, and kick boxing create a complex dynamic to see how each [...]
Cheering on the Underdog
I have always found myself supporting the underdog; as long as they are not playing the Yankees of course. There is something about a team or a person with a lesser probability of having the tools or skills to defeat a better opponent that's incredibly inspiring and motivating when they overcome the cards stacked against [...]
Reason Not To…
Since my last blog I set out on a great adventure which ended up being one of the most dynamic life experiences I've had to date. Nearly seven years ago I began utilizing some energy medicine techniques to work through hardships and emotional strife I had been carrying with me for quite some time. The [...]
Sacraments, meet Chakras. Chakras, meet Sacraments.
I think we all can attest to observing polarity in some issue or instance in life. I gained an entirely new awareness to polarity after going through the last presidential election. Having been raised in a traditional Catholic family I was taught and received the sacraments as I grew up. As an adult, I was [...]
The Most Under Acknowledged Fact of Life
This week brought a very unexpected experience which has prompted a great deal of internal questioning about us as humans, society, and mortality. There I was washing my bike in front of my garage while my boyfriend played with the dog. Picture perfect suburban bliss. Due to several factors involving road construction and detours, two [...]
What the World Needs is More Chakras and Cake
In recent years I have become fascinated with something which was never even mentioned to me through all of my education or upbringing. While we acknowledge our physical, spiritual, and emotional bodies within our Western culture, we fail to acknowledge our energetic body with the same emphasis. This week we'll look at the seven chakras [...]
What Can a Tribe Do For You?
Let me begin this week by recognizing all of the hard working, dedicated, loving, comforting, teaching, consoling, nurturing, and loving moms out there! As I observe my friends pouring their heart and soul into their children it is apparent what a tough gig it can be. It is these friends, my tribe, who allow me [...]
Can You Hear Me Now?
"It takes two to speak the truth--one to speak and another to hear." --Henry David Thoreau I was recently having a conversation with a friend who shared a current struggle she was facing. As is often the case, as someone is speaking we listen with the intent to reply rather than to hear what is [...]
The Liberation of “F&*k It!”
Hello again! I have been absent the last couple weeks for no other reason than to step aside from my self imposed expectation of having to do everything perfectly, systematically, and timely. While I do aspire to have a blog posted every Sunday, I had been writing and posting from an intrinsic motivation of obligation [...]
How Dirty is Your Dirt?
Last week I talked about Old Man Winter's current unrelenting presence. This prompted me to further examine all of the seasons as we experience them in our own lives. As you read through the descriptions below, pay particular attention to what your preferred weather season may represent in your own life. Spring is a time [...]