Learning to Live in the Present

“If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the present.” I used to read words like these as instructions.As if peace was a destination I simply hadn’t worked hard enough to reach yet. StayContinue reading “Learning to Live in the Present”

The Art of Falling in Love with the World

I fall in love often. Not in the way songs or stories tend to tell it — not with grand gestures or sweeping romances — but in quieter, almost imperceptible ways. With places. With fleeting moments. With feelings that pass through me like a breeze. And sometimes, just for a second, with people I’ll neverContinue reading “The Art of Falling in Love with the World”

Right Where You’re Meant to Be

There are seasons in life where it feels like we’re standing still—caught in the quiet weight of regret. We replay decisions, wishing we had chosen differently, walked another path, become someone else. It can feel like we’ve been cheated out of a life that might have been better, fuller, easier. In those moments, we feelContinue reading “Right Where You’re Meant to Be”

Enlightenment Quest and Mirror Work

When I think about enlightenment, I get this picture in my head of Jim Carey in “Ace Ventura” seeking to attain “omnipresent super galactic oneness” which isn’t validated until he is presented with a “medallion of spiritual accomplishment” Now, I understand of course that this is all in jest and for the plot of theContinue reading “Enlightenment Quest and Mirror Work”