death

Well, here we are. It’s the last letter in the This Is Me retreat series. I’ve stared at a blank page on my computer for a while now, trying to figure out what + how to…

Know what I did yesterday? I stayed in bed almost all day long. I woke early (as usual). Scrolled through my phone for a tiny bit – that’s right – I can’t seem to…

Happy Halloween, lovelies. Who loves this day? Who doesn’t really get it? And who feels that it’s just a little spooky + weird? I think that with all of the commercialism + consumerism in…

well, one week has passed and i have been to north carolina and back again… all within 5 days. i was on the verge of becoming sick + breaking down from exhaustion once i…

This was not an easy podcast to record. But, Lina + I knew that it was exactly what we wanted + needed. So we lit a candle, I got a glass of whiskey, and…

darkness has arrived. halloween has been celebrated with all of its ghostly and ghoulishly fun. all saint’s day, the day we remember + celebrate the dead, has passed as well. and for us in…

i was gonna do a whole post on failure and my worries about a potential job getting in the way of my flexible lifestyle. basically, blah blah blah. poor me, poor me, poor me.…

friends, get ready for a comprehensive look back over this past year. it may be the longest post ever… enjoy! January after spending christmas and new year’s in the states, we returned to a…

is there anything better in autumn than a cozy, chilly, rainy day at home? outside the leaves are all golden, orange, red, and brown. the clouds hang thick and low. it’s as if you…

this morning my love & i sipped coffee and talked about emptiness. about feeling empty inside. lost. unrest. we talked about what makes a person good. we talked about learning to love ourselves and…

oh, my dear readers, this just might be the week from hell. on top of the whole “holy week” focus on death thing, so many other things have been happening as well. my love’s…

can it be true? are we halfway there? have we turned the corner in our 31 day photo journey? why, yes we have! it’s friday the 15th (the ides of march. beware!) and we…

wednesday night and i’m beat. i just wanna crawl under the covers and sleep and sleep and sleep. without waking up once. without getting up with the cat to play and snuggle – as…

the universe is not going to see someone like you again in the entire history of creation. ~ vartan gregorian so be yourself. exactly as you are. the universe needs you. peace.…

hello dear readers! i have diligently posted something here every day lately, not that i have a goal or challenge to do that, but i just like to check in, provide a tidbit of…

she is truly one of my heroes. hope & peace to you all today. and always.…

seasons pass. times change. and fall reminds us of the cycle of life. october and november are often thought of as the months of death and decay. darkness creeps in. the plants & flowers…

about a week ago, i had a request from a fellow blogger, the mezz, to begin a series on my journey to peace. as i said before, i was humbled & overwhelmed. and somehow…

there are four questions of value in life: what is sacred? of what is the spirit made? what is worth living for? what is worth dying for? the answer to each is the same:…

for me, today is all about passion. surrender. and trust. passion for a cause, or a belief, that is so strong that one is wiling to risk his or her life – literally or…

pic from vivian (ny through the lens). today is the spring equinox… when the earth’s tilt is fairly straight up & down, and the day & night are equal. ok. truth time. perhaps today…

Source: marfim tonight i got a message from a former co-worker & current friend that a mutual friend of ours (also a former co-worker) passed away last night after losing an almost 2 year…

the day has come! we have now rung in 2012 and await the adventures, excitements, joys, disappointments, challenges, and opportunities that lie ahead. before i say anything else, i gotta confess that i’m not…

is there something wrong with me? or is it because of my world view and my experiences in life? i am confused, once again, at the joy that people feel when another person is…

“joseph put the body in his own tomb that had been cut into solid rock and had never been used. he rolled a big stone against the entrance to the tomb and went away”. ~ mark…