Religious

“Trying to change ourselves does not work in the long run because we are resisting our own energy. Self-improvement can have temporary results, but lasting transformation occurs only when we honor ourselves as the source of wisdom and compassion.” ~Pema Chodron, The Places That Scare You In my late thirties, I was a yoga teacher […]

“It’s okay to let go of those who couldn’t love you. Those who didn’t know how to. Those who failed to even try. It’s okay to outgrow them, because that means you filled the empty space in you with self-love instead. You’re outgrowing them because you’re growing into you. And that’s more than okay, that’s

“Yesterday was heavy—put it down.” ~Unknown Death is still taboo in many parts of the world, yet I must confess that I’ve become fascinated with the art of dying well. I was thinking about the word “morbid” the other day, as I heard someone use it when berating her friend for his interest in better

“A great marriage is not when the ‘perfect couple’ comes together. It is when an imperfect couple learns to enjoy their differences.” ~Dave Meurer  My husband and I will soon be celebrating our eleventh anniversary. By no means do we have the perfect marriage or are we the perfect couple. Over our eleven years of

“The wound is the place where the light enters you.” ~Rumi I want to share an experience I went through that hurt like hell, but that helped me so much in the long run. The experience was being “cheated on,” though the woman wasn’t my girlfriend. Nevertheless, I was very attached and it felt awful.

“I don’t want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well.” ~Diane Ackerman Wow! My last weeks of my career. Though many days and weeks over the last thirty-four years have seemed to last

“To experience peace does not mean that your life is always blissful. It means that you are capable of tapping into a blissful state of mind amidst the normal chaos of a hectic life.” ~Jill Bolte Taylor I’d just spent over six years trapped in my own worst nightmare. Then in a split second, my

“Caring for your body, mind, and spirit is your greatest and grandest responsibility. It’s about listening to the needs of your soul and then honoring them.” ~Kristi Ling  There’s something I haven’t told many people. I kept it to myself because it clashed with my “identity” and the image I hoped to project (hello, ego!). I’ve

“Embodiment is living within, being present within the internal space of the body.” ~Judith Blackstone When I was a little boy, I would dance whenever I heard a catchy pop song on the radio. There are photos of me throwing down dance moves, exuding joy and vitality. At some point, though, I lost my ability

“Don’t worry if someone does not like you. Most people are struggling to like themselves.” ~Unknown For as long as I can remember, I have been deathly afraid of what other people thought of me. I remember looking at all the other girls in third grade and wondering why I didn’t have a flat stomach