I had hoped you would be everything I wanted, but you weren’t. That’s OK. I overlaid my expectations on you to see if they would match up perfectly with who you are. Some things did, […]
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Ramblings of a Beautiful and Restless Mind
From My Higher Self, To Me, With Love
You are exactly where you’re meant to be, right here, right now. Not in the past, not in the future… Right here, right now, in this moment. It is only this moment. Yes, you are […]
Lean On Me
I took myself to yoga today for the first time in several months. I chose to go on my own and purposely told no one about it. Could I endure it? Not physically, but mentally? […]
A (Re)Commitment To My Self
Without actually moving an inch, I can taste the bittersweet magic of writing, of watching as the first few mischievous words fearlessly leap onto the page, not knowing where they are going, or with what […]
The Art Of Self-Sabotage And How To Stop It
A quick guide to self-sabotage: Let in every, and any, negative thought about yourself. Pay no mind to whether said thoughts are real or simply perceptions. Believe these thoughts. Watch your reality turn sour. Easy, […]
All You Have To Do
All you have to do is be present, right here, right now, in this moment. Allow yourself to be here, right now. Allow yourself to love all of it: California, San Francisco, the park, the […]
A Realignment Of Heart And Mind
My heart was ready to explode. The top of my head was balancing on the red rocks, with my arms forming a triangle of tense support around it. My heart didn’t like this. It also […]
The Weight Of Words
“When we do things with love, even if we believe we have failed, something good can always come out of it, something good can be made from it, because the initial substance with which we […]
A Light Unto My Path: Easter Sunday
Written by: Very Reverend Robert Barron Magnificat – Holy Week 2015, Vol. 17, No. 1 (no copyright infringement intended) Myths express not historical events but the great necessities and rhythms of nature. And this is […]
The Mustard Seed Within
We dream things. We dream them big and small. We even dare to dream dreams undreamt of before. Many of us turn these dreams into reality against all odds. We fight for them; we adapt […]
