All The Things We Do Not Want

Spindly webs, Tenuously creeping, Reaching slow, steady, weak, But over time a thick, impenetrable wall created. No space grows there, Light nor darkness touched. Cocoon-like, but hollow. Disgust, anger, resentment rise when touched. No hum, Only a faint vibration. Guilt, shame, sadness, self-pity, Absorbed inside. Toiling because no space appears to let light in. The...

How Fragile and Precious Life Is

Photo by Cathy Mu There are times when we're floating through life, forgetting the depth and gravity of our true core. Then, the ground hits your feet like an elevator shaft free-falling, landing on the ground floor. You collapse, and are faced with a harsh reality filled with concrete concepts. No longer the thoughts of...

The Freedom of Detachment

Are you clinging to negative thoughts, emotions, worries?  If you think you're not, you should take a closer look.  Are your shoulders down where they should be?  Is your jaw relaxed?  These are just some signs that you're clinging.  What would happen if we let everything that happened pass through us without clinging?  Your car...

The Human Collective

It's been awhile since I've published an article.  I've been flip flopping with negative thought patterns and finding the right inspiration to write about.  I finally feel that lifting and wanted to send you all the inspiration!  My negative thoughts were swirling: judgments in my head of myself or of the situations around me.  "I wish...

Should We Always Be Happy?

We all go through hard times and we all face things we fear. We're human and it's in our biological makeup to have fears. We wouldn't survive past the toddler years if we didn't have that instinct. So we're not getting rid of fear and worries. We're always told "have a nice day," or happy...