Category: Mindfulness

How to Reconnect with Your Inner Wisdom (Even when Life Feels Too Loud)

04/13/2025

On the path to clarity and healing, the wisdom we carry inside often feels just out of reach—buried beneath layers of distraction, emotion,...

What March Madness Taught Me About Life, Healing & Resilience

04/06/2025

In recent years, I’ve become more aware of when burnout is creeping in, recognizing the signs of exhaustion and overwhelm. When I catch...

Healing After Heartbreak: A Gentle Reminder to Keep Going

03/16/2025

There comes a point in the healing journey when all the rationalizations, distractions, and dances of denial give way to what simply is—and...

Rapids, Rope Bridges, and Realizations: A Travel Story

03/09/2025

When it comes to adventurous outings, my usual response is “no.” Then, I pause — for a long moment (maybe even a week?)...

The Beauty of the Inward Path (Expanded List)

03/02/2025

The world becomes your classroom. Challenges are used to understand yourself and others on a deeper level and wisdom can be found in...

Healing Isn’t Linear: Embracing Setbacks with Compassion

02/16/2025

On the path to healing, setbacks are inevitable. When they happen, it can feel frustrating and add to the weight of an already...

Permission to Pause: A Journey Through Loss and transition

02/09/2025

In the midst of loss and transition, it’s easy to feel like time is moving too slowly, or perhaps not moving at all....

Turning Toward the Sun: The Power of Nurturing Mutually Beneficial Relationships

02/02/2025

Sometimes, it’s easy to forget that we have the power to choose where we place our energy. Every day, we are faced with...

Beyond Winning and Losing: The Wisdom of Gratitude and a Championship Night

01/26/2025

I’m writing this feeling incredibly grateful as a freshly crowned National Champion. Watching the Buckeyes bring home the trophy with John, the ultimate...

Uncovering the Mysteries of Spiritual Work: What Does It Actually Look Like?

11/24/2024

If I asked you to imagine what spiritual work looks like the answer would be as varied and unique as you are. You...

A Hug in a Mug

Besides pouring loads of self-compassion into my being, one of the best ways I have found to...

What the Shell?

Oakley and I were walking on the beach. He is my trusty, hyperactive sidekick. He is patient(ish)...

The Path Before Us

While staying at Sand River Masai Mara in a luxury tent encampment nestled deep in the heart...

A Tiny Spark

This essay was posted on my previous blog named Spiritual Writes. The path needs us. Stay True....

The Tipping Point

There are days when walking the stretch of beach across from my house as the wind whips...

Accidental Awakening

My awakening experience has been both mystical and practical. The practical side surfaced when my boys were...

The Gift of a Terrible Mood

My week did not start out well. Everything seemed off. My mind, my body, my mind’s thoughts...

Flames of freedom

How often do you stop and focus on how you feel? Once a day? A week? A...

In the Noticing

As a dedicated seeker, I have spent my fair share of effort and energy on the lookout...

A Simple, Quiet Acceptance

Our natural default setting is to always choose love. In practical terms this means having our outsides...

Awakening 101

Everyone born into consciousness is already on an awakening path. The process of realizing you are on...

Arrival

First, before anything else, I want you to know how grateful I am to have you here....