Free Will and Manifestation

Free Will and Manifestation

Free Will and Manifestation What is this period of time that I find myself in? I call it free will, manifestation, and other hippie dippie shit… Bad Bitch Era It’s a beautiful summer morning in late June as I start this. However, just like with any creative...
Importance of Energy Management

Importance of Energy Management

Importance of Energy Management Through a burnout If you’ve been through a burnout, chances are you were not familiar with the importance of energy management. After experiencing burnout, you know how delicate the recovery can be. A common misconception of burnout is...
Gettin’ Scrappy

Gettin’ Scrappy

Gettin’ Scrappy The end of 2024 was rough. It felt like my dreams were dissolving, like I was trying to carry fine sand without a bucket. I had taken a chance on an amazing start-up with people I adored in 2023. By 2024, we were told the end of its current form...
The Power of Community and Connection

The Power of Community and Connection

The Power of Community and Connection Once Upon a Time We don’t think about the power of community and connection until it is producing results that only those two can achieve. Once upon a time, or in 2022, to be precise, I hit my breaking point. I resigned from...
Our Relationship with Food

Our Relationship with Food

Our Relationship with Food   Our relationship with food is complicated. We need it to live. But it can also be abused, addictive, and an object of obsession. I try to eat well. As the years go by, I notice that my body can no longer tolerate many of the foods I...
An Epidemic: Imposter Syndrome

An Epidemic: Imposter Syndrome

An Epidemic: Imposter Syndrome There’s an Epidemic It’s not COVID.It’s not Obesity.No, it’s not Addiction.It’s not any other physical health condition (stay with me, I’m not trying to minimize any of those things). It robs the world of our gifts and...
The Paradox: Safety vs. Freedom

The Paradox: Safety vs. Freedom

The Paradox: Safety vs. Freedom This past Fall, on an Autumnal Equinox retreat with my teacher Jessi Magick, we examined the paradox.  The Autumnal Equinox is a time when we begin to shift from the growing season into the dying season, and examinations such as these...
The Dirty Little Secret to Hosting for Slobs

The Dirty Little Secret to Hosting for Slobs

The dirty little secret to hosting for slobs Dirty I have a dirty little secret. And it’s dirty, filthy even. It is that I am, well, DIRTY. As much as I desire to be that person who consistently has a clean house and who can invite people over at a moment’s...
Reflections on a Swinging Pendulum

Reflections on a Swinging Pendulum

Reflections on a Swinging Pendulum As I write this, it is the weekend after election day, 2024 in the United States. At this point, I’m not sure if these words will stay private in my journal or if they will be published. I’ve obviously decided to publish them since...
Last Trip

Last Trip

Last Trip Reflection As I reflect on our last trip, 2024 has been a good season for #VanLife. If the count is correct, there were 40 nights spent in our beloved #CamperVanBeethoVAN. The timing was right. I can feel in my body a sense of uneasiness and a feeling of…...