Three years ago I made a note to myself in my journal. I had been reading something--an article or a book-- and wanted to boil down what I had read to a mantra. The entry says this: Work when you are working. Relax when you are relaxing. Write when you are writing. And it is …
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6 Books To Make You Feel Strong
Can you hear that? That's me sighing so deeply that the roof is rattling. The past two weeks have been trying, tiring, and... good for my character. Two weeks ago I received a promotion at my day job. This was a position that I had been chasing for two years relentlessly. And now it's here. …
Create a New Story & Live It
I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about meditation, mantras, and visualizing goals. I keep reading about mental blocks and holding yourself back from the things that you want and the things you deserve because of patterned thoughts and “stories”-- the things we tell ourselves to keep us from going for something. We tell …
Shakshuka for One & Getting Past Bad Days
I'm having one of those weeks where I feel bogged down but can't find the source of the bogging. I am searching in every drawer but I can't find what it is bringing me down. The grind of 9-5 job doesn't help despite the love and support of coworkers and each day I find myself …
A New Borough & Drive Renewed
Moving absolutely depleted me. And for that I am grateful. It doesn’t need to be explained again, but I am a person that enjoys feeling busy. Actually “enjoy” is probably too positive a word. I am a person that needs to feel busy, I find value in busy, and that is a very dangerous way …