to be free | creative
Time and time again, I keep getting lost. Lost in the world, in the drama of everything… lost in my own head? My energy has been feeling heavy lately and the day-to-day has been a bit overwhelming. I’m hanging in there, finding my way back home – home being the truest form of who I…
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a quarter of a century, oh, & what a time it’s been… Here I am on my 25th trip around the sun, reflecting on my journey thus far – letting this moment sink in. I’ve been flowing through a myriad of emotions the past few weeks but today I want to focus on gratitude, love…
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“Here in this body are the sacred rivers: here are the sun and moon as well as all the pilgrimage places… I have not encountered another temple as blissful as my own body.” Saraha Our earthly bodies are sacred. They are home to our minds, our souls, our very spirit… our bodies hold the essence…
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the power of now & finding sacred balance. After 4,500 miles out west & back, I find myself home again. Bringing myself back to earth is always challenging. My friend & I spent the first two weeks of August road trippin’ from the midwest out to Utah & Colorado. It was quite literally the breath…
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post-grad life, unemployment & uncertain times. two years On this day, two years ago, I graduated college. I barely made it to my graduation ceremony (due to ending up in the ER over an unexplained kidney issue) but, I made it. I received my diploma, took photos with my loved ones and didn’t look back…
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Owl: Am I correct in assuming it is a rather blustery day outside? Piglet: Yes sir Owl, it is a very very blustery day outside. from The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh ….. Over the past two weeks, I have been attending a virtual healing circle. This afternoon we were led in a shamanic…
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“Oh, morning sun, heal my pain.” This morning, I woke up to a new moon: a new day, a clean slate & a new beginning. We, as a collective humanity, have been faced with trying times in the midst of this global pandemic. One might ask, where do we find peace? How does one cope…
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No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear. I am not afraid, but the sensation is like being afraid. The same fluttering in the stomach, the same restlessness, the yawning. I keep on swallowing. At other times it feels like being mildly drunk, or concussed. There is a sort of invisible blanket…
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metamorphosis + spiritual freedom + feminine energy My spiritual journey has taken me many places. I’ve learned that each time a door opens or closes – certain symbols follow or proceed. Throughout the past couple of years, I have noticed butterflies coming across my path. If you look at the photo below you can see…
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From ballet to daddy daughter dances to high school homecoming to my first zumba class … dancing has come in and out of my life since I was a little girl. With every passing year, I start to become more in tune with my truest self. With that personal growth comes a lot of hard…
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