For as long as I can remember, nature has inspired me. Something magical + authentic seems to come from the…
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How November’s new moon is guiding us to our own personal evolution
It may feel like it’s a bit early, but it is time to begin to look back on this year….
Why can’t we just keep that balanced, blissful feeling all the time?
I need to have a chat. It’s nothing serious. Just need to connect with my little blog world + lay…
July’s full moon: If you can envision it, you can create it
The message from this weekend’s full moon is this: The only thing holding us back is ourselves. You see, life…
11 reasons you just might need a life coach
Hello, my friends. And happy new week to you! As many of you know, I am a certified Life Coach….
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…
are you ready to create a kick ass life?
Hey y’all. Happy Monday to ya. It’s a new week + with that, we’ve got a whole new opportunity to…
surrender to june’s solstice + her beautiful full moon
Mother nature + the heavens have really outdone themselves today! Not only is it the summer solstice (eeek!!!) (or winter…
the key to creating the life you want every single f*ucking minute
i cannot let go of the weekend i had last weekend. the thoughts and feelings and impressions have stayed with…
02.16. the month of bravery // heed the call + enter the forest
i’ve been doing some work in my life behind the scenes. many of you know that i am nearing the…
how create your own rituals + discover your way back to your true self
“We are what we repeatedly do.” ~Aristotle i know it seems like having a routine, or celebrating a ritual, constricts,…
the icon
i promise that i won’t write about writing all of the time, but i’m just so damn excited. i have…
six ways to love like a buddhist
i’ve stumbled onto a website recently that has tons of great articles. elephant journal is “dedicated to the mindful life.” it’s…
the lesson of the arrow
if i am honest with you, then lately i feel as if i have been completely unfocused. and, by lately,…
meditation mondays: have i forgotten who i am? have you?
You are not what you do. You are not what you don’t do. You are not the job title. You…
mini blog challenge | post 1: BE
it’s day one of the belovelive mini blog challenge! and today’s theme is being. what keeps you grounded? do you…
meditation mondays: it feels like everything can begin now
I had this feeling of letting go. On Saturday, I sat on the floor, meditating, and I felt that it…
meditation mondays: walking through holy week
i literally could not keep my eyes closed during my meditation this morning. i would close them, breathe deeply, and…
girl seeker: 5 ways i found god
do you believe in god? are you a spiritual person? to be honest, i care more about the second question than…
meditation mondays: get alone + discover your dreams
this past weekend i hibernated at home mostly. something that i absolutely must do every now and then. ok, ok….
girl seeker: nature + mysticism, and two religions i knew nothing about.
i missed my post on the book, man seeks god, last week. i had just moved into my new apartment and,…
meditation mondays: bloom where you are planted
i’m obsessed with thinking about spring. when the calendar clicks to march, my brain clicks to spring. to new life….
girl seeker: “go with the flow”, says the tao
i know. i know. if you have been following my blog, then you may (or may not) have noticed that…
meditation mondays: i just realized i’ve been wandering in the desert too.
lent has begun. as last week passed, christians around the world began their six week reflective season before easter. a…
fat tuesday + uppsala’s grand cathedral: time to move forward
there is a huge cathedral in uppsala. it’s twin spires reach high to the heavens, and can be seen from…
girl seeker: buddhism
it’s wednesday! time for this week’s check in on my progress on the book i am reading about seeking god. as…
i choose now
“what is that feeling when you’re driving away from people and they recede on the plain till you see their…
girl seeker
the other day i bought a book. actually i bought two books. one… on being. and one… on living. they…
2014 | my year of travel :: spirituality :: wilderness
endings + beginnings. that’s what i’m thinking about this morning, one of my last mornings sitting up all alone in…
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: 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….
meditation mondays: everything [and everyone] is sacred
happy monday, friends! i sure do hope that your week has started off great, as mine has. here in asheville,…
meditation mondays: embrace your tree-hugging nature
i woke up on my own this morning. before any alarm. and before the coffee pot, which i filled +…
the love of thousands
remember how i said on monday that i was focusing on the value + emphasis that native americans put on…
introducing… meditation mondays: a place to inspire your week
darkness has come
darkness has arrived. halloween has been celebrated with all of its ghostly and ghoulishly fun. all saint’s day, the day…
getting married? need someone to do the ceremony? ask me!!
over the past year i have had various people ask me if i could marry them = be the officiant…
within
i’ve got a little secret. or, it’s not so much that i have this secret that no one else has….
the geography of bliss: celebrating my 1000th post!
happy monday, friends! i’m back from sweden (and a little side trip to the beach in north carolina) and it…
dreary. rainy. and full of purpose.
as i click my computer keys, the rain pounds on the pavement outside. it has been doing so for the…
a little me time.
it’s late. i’m in bed, under the covers. my love is snuggled next to me, in a deep sleep. our…
wednesday wisdom: rule of living #9
half way there! today’s wednesday wisdom post is the ninth one, meaning that we have now moved through the first…
40 days in a cathedral: week 5
last friday i walked into the cathedral known as the basilica of st. lawrence in downtown asheville ready to spend an…
a pilgrimage down into the deep
the fabulous paige at for the love of wanderlust went to europe a few weeks back. she asked me if…
40 days in a cathedral: week four.
i was gonna do a whole post on failure and my worries about a potential job getting in the way…
wednesday wisdom: rules of living #6
i’ve always had a problem with prayer. i just don’t like the idea of a Being “up there” in the…
wednesday wisdom: rules of living # 5
ok. i’m a day late. but, you know. it happens. no biggie. and i know that you all will forgive…