envy (n.) – a feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else’s possessions, qualities, or luck A few years ago, I decided I wanted to do away with envy, or at least diminish it as much as possible. I’ve … Continue reading How I Made Envy My Bitch
If you have completed the first step in kombucha brewing, you’re ready to move on to step two, the second fermentation. If you haven’t already completed the first fermentation, check out my post How To Brew Your Own Kombucha: First … Continue reading How To Brew Your Own Kombucha: Second Fermentation
For those of you who are new to the growing kombucha trend, kombucha is a fermented black tea drink. The effervescent drink is made using a SCOBY, which stands for symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast. The microbial compositions of … Continue reading How To Brew Your Own Kombucha: First Fermentation
This month marked my one year anniversary of moving to the southwest with my partner. This major life change still seems unreal at times, but I’d like to take a moment to reflect upon the things I’ve learned from living in … Continue reading One Year in the Desert
While waiting to hear back from PA schools regarding interviews, Steven and I decided to take a little road trip and explore parts of the Western U.S. we had yet to see. Our first stop was for pizza in Las Vegas. … Continue reading Exploring Parts of the Western U.S.
Menstrual cups are bell-shaped silicone or latex feminine hygiene products that are designed to be inserted into the vagina during menstruation to collect menstrual fluid. They are an over-the-counter alternative to pads and tampons. They can be emptied about every … Continue reading Menstrual Cups: The Good, The Bad, & The Bloody
* The following is a personal account of my journey with becoming vegetarian. I am not suggesting that changing your diet in any way is a requisite to becoming or being spiritual or enlightened or whatever. Nor am I suggesting … Continue reading How Adopting a Veggie Diet Jump-started My Spiritual Practice
What activities do you currently participate in a daily basis? Try to itemize what you do on both the typical week day and the typical weekend day. What are all the activities that you wish you could do more of that might not be included on your existing list? Okay, so I’m currently jobless, so my week days and my weekends look pretty much the same. In my morning, I typically wake up, write down the dreams I can remember, read over affirmations in my journal for the day, do a sun salutation, and spend 10-15 minutes meditating. Then, I … Continue reading Creativity Notebook Prompt #2
I’ve just finished rearranging furniture in my apartment to make room for a sacred space where I can go to escape and refresh my mind. I haven’t yet finished designing this space to suit my needs, but while I was cleaning … Continue reading Spiritual Dissonance and Checking In With Myself
So, I started this creativity workshop taught by writer Elizabeth Gilbert and the first assignment is respond to a prompt in writing for 20 minutes. Forgive me if I bore you. Here goes nothin’. What did you love to do most of all when you were 8 years old? My memory may fail me. I can’t quite remember what I loved doing, but I can remember what I did do. Maybe those are the same things. I would run around outside in the yard and play. I’d play with my sister and we would jump on the trampoline or run … Continue reading Creativity Notebook Prompt #1
