Nature

“Declutter your mind, your heart, your home. Let go of the heaviness that is weighing you down.” ~Maria Defillo I remember perusing through a used bookstore in a small New England town as a teenager. A book caught my eye—maybe because its spine was a MacIntosh apple red—and I slid it off the shelf. It

“We need each other, deeper than anyone ever dares to admit even to themselves. I think it is a genetic imperative that we huddle together and hold on to each other.” ~Patch Adams A few years ago, I was invited to a work event. When I received the invitation a few months before, the idea

“Have patience that is all unresolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves, like closed rooms, like books written like a foreign language.” ~Rainer Maria Rilke I started thinking about a distant relative on a walk in the woods. I had thought about her more often when she suddenly stopped speaking to

We all play a pivotal role in society. But I’ve toyed with the New Age spiritual notion that we all have a unique purpose on Earth to fulfill—a purpose for which we have chosen to be here. I used to wonder if I could only be happy if I found this one resounding and elusive

“When we allow ourselves to be vulnerable, we are not pretending, we are not hiding—we are simply present with whatever is going on inside us. Ironically, it is this very feeling of authenticity that draws people to us, not the brittle effort of perfectionism.” ~Maureen Cooper Most of my life I have been really good

We all have goals for the future, many of them things that would dramatically improve our lives and the lives of the people we love. Maybe you want to get healthy and fit so you can live a longer, more active life and be there for your kids for years to come. Maybe you want

“If you feel like you’re losing everything, remember that trees lose their leaves every year and they still stand tall and wait for better days to come.” ~Unknown For a big lover like me, heartbreak has always gotten the best of me. I have felt heavy pain from the ending of a relationship, the ghosting

TRIGGER WARNING: This post references an account of sexual assault and may be triggering to some.  “When you quit drinking you stop waiting.” ~Caroline Knapp, Drinking: A Love Story I’m now at 181 days teetotal. I prefer teetotal to sober. I say sober sometimes, but teetotal feels lighter, airier, and I feel lighter and airier