Calendar calendar on the wall, who’s the dreariest of them all? Although November arrives in one pretty ugly package, it comes bearing some vitally important gifts. The barren trees and leaf-speckled lawns remind us of the importance of forgiveness – the practice of letting go. The ever-present cold and gray remind us that even in bleak and challenging situations there always exists a direct path back to joy – through the practice of gratitude.
The Staycation feels like a lost and forgotten art. Gobbled up by our go-go-go culture, we seem to apply the busyness mentality of “doing” to our vacations, weekends, days off and downtime.
So here’s the list we all need instead: 8 Excellent Ways to Do (Almost) Nothing.
Last week my husband and I celebrated our seven-year wedding anniversary by going nowhere. We made sure to plan a lot of nothing. We didn’t have to pack anything. And it was everything. The Staycation feels like a lost and forgotten art. Gobbled up by our go-go-go culture, we seem to apply the busyness mentality of “doing” to our vacations, weekends, days off and downtime. Here’s the list we all need instead: 8 Excellent Ways to Do (Almost) Nothing.
There is something magical about fall: the crispness, the crunchiness, yes – the pumpkin-spice everything-ness. And the colors. OH the colors.
Aside from the ciders and the bonfires and the scarves, there’s something else I’ve always loved about fall. It’s the FEELING of fall.
This is a season that asks us to do what is often the hardest thing to do: Slow Down + Rest.
Confused about September’s hot/cold – summer/fall indecisiveness? Turns out, it can be categorized as it’s own separate season w/an agenda all it’s own.
Seeming to do whatever it darn well pleases, September can represent the wild soul that lives inside each and every one of us.
The part that is uniquely you, won’t be boxed in – and knows exactly what you need to do to make yourself utterly, joyfully, amazingly happy.
Confused about September’s hot/cold – summer/fall indecisiveness? Turns out, it can be categorized as it’s own separate season w/an agenda all it’s own. Seemingly doing whatever it darn well pleases, September could represent the wild soul that lives inside each and every one of us. The part that doesn’t care if it’s the “right” way to go about life; the part that knows exactly what you need to do to make yourself utterly, joyfully, amazingly happy.
Does the idea of meditating make you laugh – or scream, or cry, or want to run away? Is it a practice in finding inner peace, or just a practice in pure frustration? For a long time, I felt the same way. Here’s a little about my own journey from hating meditation to understanding how to make it work for me. And if you’ve got a busy mind or a painful body, I think you’ll be able to relate.
Does the idea of meditating make you laugh – or scream, or cry, or want to run away? Is it a practice in finding inner peace, or just a practice in pure frustration? For a long time, I felt the same way.
This episode is about my own personal journey from hating meditation to understanding how to make it work for me. And if you’ve got a busy mind or a painful body, I think you’ll be able to relate.
