Mindful Musings

That Time I Felt God

That Time I Felt God

That time I felt God. GOD. A tricky word. It means so many different things to different people. But that time that I found God, I remember it like it was yesterday. It was a moment in Iceland in 2014. I’m sure there were glimpses…

Presence is the Real Present

Presence is the Real Present

I’ve been hard on myself this year – I’ve been mean, and I’ve been judgmental. Anyone else in this boat? In this life, I have a real tendency to go, go go. In 2020 fashion, I’ve had to really cultivate slow, slow, slow. It’s not…

Nature is Woke

Nature is Woke

A few weeks ago, I was walking in the woods with my dog. It was the best kind of walk, the one in which you are the only one around. (My normal walking spot is typically mobbed with people riding their bikes on the trails.…

Body Talk: A Mindful Approach to Self-Love

Body Talk: A Mindful Approach to Self-Love

Real Talk! I think it’s about time that we speak lovingly to our bodies. They deserve it. Let’s rewind for a second: You see, for the past few weeks I’ve been taking a training on teaching mindfulness to teens. It’s a wonderful program and I’m…

Invasive Species Introspection

Invasive Species Introspection

As I walked in the woods this evening, I asked my guides to provide me with any insight that I might find interesting or useful. As I was meandering through the trees, I started perseverating on the concept of invasive species. You see, the other…

Grounding in and Dancing On

Grounding in and Dancing On

Happy Taurus New Moon to you all! I’ve taken a bit of a hiatus from writing for the past few months but felt inspired to say HELLO considering the astrological aspects occurring right now. Today we shall talk about Taurus/ New Moon/Uranus stuff! I don’t…

NYE + The Four Agreements

NYE + The Four Agreements

I really don’t party anymore. Alcohol makes my stomach hurt and I don’t enjoy feeling groggy and foggy the following day. I’d rather make productive use of my time and I’ve found alcohol to be a Band-Aid for my emotions. I just want to feel…

Grocery stores + Snowstorms

Grocery stores + Snowstorms

You think you’re calm and cool as a cucumber, right? Your social anxiety and love of society is in check, right? Well, I double dog dare you to go to a Wegmans (or your local super market) right before a SNOWSTORM. To add fuel to…

Where there’s a Will, there’s a way.

Where there’s a Will, there’s a way.

Life is an immense journey. The cycles of the seasons, the lessons I’ve learned, the intricacies and interconnectedness of it all – it’s mind-boggling. I’m finding my experience in this lifetime as both devastating and immensely beautiful. The year 2017 has been the wildest of…

Time and a salt packet

Time and a salt packet

Meister Eckhart, a German theologist, philosopher, and mystic once wrote, “Time is what keeps the light from reaching us. There is no greater obstacle to God than time.” YES. I feel this!  Time has always been a huge struggle for me. I was once asked…