We need Advent. You know, that time of the year when folks begin counting down before Christmas, counting down for…
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The cosmic magic of this holiday season changes everything
Perhaps our first thought is that there isn’t a lot of magic + wonder this holiday season. I’m pretty sure…
The nights are long + I’m just sitting here waiting
December nights are long. And I feel like I’m right in the middle of one dark, continuous night. And the…
Day 14: Dig deep + get grounded… nature is gonna be magical this week.
Oh lordy, time is moving fast. Happy 3rd Sunday in Advent, my friends. Can you believe it?! Next Sunday is Christmas…
Day 13 : In nothing, I found everything
Darkness. Silence. Solitude. Stillness. Are these words that make you cringe, make you feel lonely, frightened, calm, inspired, unsure? What…
Day 12: My 7 tips for creating time to be still + present
It happened. I missed a day. I didn’t miss a day of creating time to be still + present, but…
Being present. Day 11: The light of Lucia
I’m not quite ready to celebrate the coming of light in the dark, for right now, today, we are beginning…
Being present. Day 10: How to keep that grounded feeling all day long
I’m a morning person. Not only do I have boundless energy + tons on creativity in the morning, I also…
Being present. Day 9: The way to God is down
I’m home alone. The cat is snuggled beside me. I’m wrapped up in a blanket. A couple of candles are…
Being present. Day 8: Still, still, still
Good evening, dear souls. And happy 2nd Sunday in Advent as well. Y’all, I’ve had a really, really slow weekend….
Being present. Day 7: Dreamy dark winter mornings
It’s no secret that I love dark winter mornings. And, around here, since it is dark forever it seems, it’s…
Being present. Day 6: Using your body to get grounded
After my little wipe-out knee injury yesterday, I have been pretty much out of commission. I can walk + bend…
Being present. Day 5: Diary of a slow life
Thursdays mean the last day of the (outer) work week for me. It’s the last day of the week that…
Being present. Day 4: Get creative + live in the moment
In Sweden, we call Wednesday “Little Saturday”. I’ve never really heard the reason, but I am assuming that it has…
Being present. Day 3: The plan behind the purpose
I suppose you may be wondering…how? How + what do I have planned for this month of being present +…
Being present. Day 2: How not to start your (Monday) morning
I almost seriously overslept this morning. You’d think that after a cozy, slow weekend at home, I’d be all rested…
An online Advent calendar to keep you present during the holidays
Psst! It’s right here. On my blog. Holy shit. I just sent out my first newsletter for December + in…
the week that i focused on my soul // 50
In the end of November, with the beginning of the season of Advent, I re-invented my morning meditation time. Knowing…
my mindful december: kindle the fire within
hello, my friends. well, december is here. and, oh how i love this month. not only for the holiday feelings,…
reclaiming december // winter solstice: one last night in the dark
this morning (monday morning), i did my last meditation in the dark. starting tomorrow, i will begin to light candles…
reclaiming december // how to find your voice in these dark times
well, now we are here. deep inside our caves. it’s the 4th sunday in advent, the last sunday in advent,…
how i’m surviving the bleak midwinter (& ready for a new year)
in keeping with my unintentional musical theme this week, a song popped into my head this morning as i sat…
reclaiming december // the mystery of the dark
when it’s dark, there are no details. no exacts or specifics. everything is formless. and in that formlessness lies the possibility of…
reclaiming december // a dark new moon is just the beginning
f*uck it. let’s just do this already. things have been changing and crazy and tough and beautiful for the past…
reclaiming december // i don’t believe in silence
it’s 10:30 pm and i am barely gonna squeeze in this second sunday in advent’s post before the day is over….
reclaiming december // settling into our caves
hello, friends. and happy weekend to you! i apologize right off to all of my southern hemisphere readers if some of…
reclaiming december // why i am deciding to spend the next 4 weeks in a cave
i call it my advent cave. and, yes, i am going to hibernate in it for the next 4-5 weeks….
the magic of the longest night + a family ’round the table
i’ve been preparing for the winter solstice for days, even weeks, anticipating it with excitement, thinking + pondering + feeling…
embracing a blue christmas
” you need to know something about the darkness. don’t fight it. embrace it” – the geography of bliss but,…
meditation mondays: looking at who we really are
“darkness is a place of unknowing, and it may be a place of danger or it may be a place…
i’m a pro at building castles in the air
oh these dark days of advent… they’ve got me all messed up in my head. i am someone who is…
meditation mondays: those crazy dark times in advent
i had every intention of writing this sometime monday morning. but, here it is, late monday night. i am sitting…
how to survive the darkness: the season of advent begins
right now, in the northern hemisphere, we are literally stuck in darkness. the days just keep getting shorter and shorter….
week 2: belovelive photo a day!
ok. i know it’s a crazy time of year. all of us are super busy & overwhelmed with things that…
happening now.
snowstorm + coffee +christmas music + reading + writing +candles sending out a cozy, wintry, monday morning greeting from snowy…
love is in the air.
it’s the second sunday of advent. the sunday of love. the first week of advent has flown by &…
a little belovelive thank you.
it’s saturday night. i’ve got blankets piled up on me because it’s about 1 degree (fahrenheit) outside tonight. there’s a…
it was just an ordinary meal.
last night lina & i sat at our dinner table at home. it was a regular dinner on a regular…
are there rocks on your road?
rocks. stones. pebbles. boulders. today, for me, they symbolize the things that stand in our way. for me, advent &…
do you hear what i hear?
about 6 years ago i was in anchorage, alaska. i stood in line at a starbucks in a barnes &…
in the bleak midwinter
the snow has been falling all day & night. the air is extremely cold. and here i am, clicking away…
figuring out advent.
i’m a sucker for those seasons right before a big holiday. like advent – the days/weeks before christmas. and lent…
one intensively awesome weekend.
friday. saturday. sunday. first weekend in december… check. cooking. baking. snow. the theater. family visitors. friends. open house. thanksgiving. more…
annandagen. another christmas day!
good morning! it’s annandagen here in sweden… which literally means “the other day of christmas”! yep. we have christmas eve,…
work weekend.
oh my gosh. what a weekend. it was that obligatory “cram as many christmas-y things into one weekend as you…
who’s ready for thursday?
in the mornings, especially during this time of year, i try to spend some time alone. ok. zola usually follows…
my weekend. or something like that.
after my last little post of frustration, things settled down (= i gave up on trying to retype or salvage…
breathlessly waiting.
i’m still in the middle of my little personal retreat. i’m not quite ready to share what i’ve read from…