Did you notice the full moon on New Year’s Eve? She seemed so crisp, white and sensual, hiding behind a thin mist of clouds. In some parts of the world, the shadow of the earth crept over her face in a soft caress. » » Continue reading
You can’t make up lost time, but you can start again today
Remember the first time you decided to lose those extra pounds? Or resolved to read more books? Or learn a language? Imagine where you would be, today, if you had started 10 years ago when you first thought of it?
Here’s the thing. » » Continue reading
Anti procrastination
Isn’t that what we’re looking for?
In my teen years, I loved this heavy metal song by Stormtroopers of Death. The lyric is one word – you guessed it – anti-procratination. Seemed like a good day to bring it out of the closet. » » Continue reading
Fuck goals. Forget resolutions. Embrace happiness.
There is a mountain of unfinished projects behind me. Luckily, I’ve let that disappointment go and simply accepted that they just can’t all get done. Some were too big. Others, too boring. Others, well…everyone is lazy sometimes.
Maybe, there just wasn’t enough momentum behind the resolution. » » Continue reading
Celebrate the New Year like you mean it
Talked to my dad on Christmas Day, a pretty standard sort of call. “What did Santa bring? What’s for dinner?” – the excited chatter of connecting with someone when the topic just doesn’t matter.
“So, what are you doing for New Year’s?” » » Continue reading
Gratitude changes everything
I have always had a difficulty with forced gratitude. That Thanksgiving tradition, when everyone expresses something that they are grateful for, was always hard for me. I felt like such things should flow from the moment, spontaneous outpourings of emotion. And yet, when I really allow myself to feel and express my appreciation, in spite of being asked, I feel it deeply – as if the cells in my chest swell up with joy and sing. » » Continue reading