Feeling at peace with yourself and the world is essential healing that benefits everyone and everything. To have a calm mind, spirit, and soul makes room for more light. Recognizing opportunities to improve your well-being starts from the inside out. Everyone deserves to feel the lightness of living a serene life. Below is my article…
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January and February Poems
January and February had been very long, cold months where I’m at. I was not as productive in the poetry department as I would have liked. Here are a few poems I managed to extract from my chilly igloo mind and icy fingertips. They were published in different publications at Medium. com. These links let…
The Time I Needed My Calm Toolbox the Most
Sometimes life happens in the most unexpected ways. There can be little surprises that catch you off guard or really big challenges that are uninvited. This post is about a scary occurrence that happened recently without warning. It was at that moment that I found out if any of my calming practices had taken hold. …
The Gift of Self-Patience
Remembering to have patience with yourself is an important part of finding more calm. Giving yourself the time you deserve, brings richer results. Reaching that goal will be sweeter and more memorable, building a lifetime of successfully sweet stories. Here is an article I wrote for the publication Illumination on Medium. Thank you for reading…
Time Is Our Most Calming Friend
It has taken 5-6 million years for the Colorado River to form the Grand Canyon, so far. Although this timeline might be debated here and there, I think my human brain has a hard time visualizing any amount of multimillions, especially where time is concerned. This is just a tiny blip of time in geology…
Calm Balm
Here is a list of soothing, calm words with descriptive sentences to read if you’ve found yourself stuck out in a storm. Take a healing breath and open your calm umbrella. There is light, warmth, and hope right around the corner. 1. Calm – The light of a new day filters through the morning curtains…
How To Juggle Scarves—A Break from Juggling Your Day
There are times when it’s necessary to turn off the engine and just coast. I find it refreshing to take my mind off everyday tasks by trying something new. Focusing on something that is weightless really helps me feel nice and cozy under my calm umbrella. Speaking of weightlessness, juggling with scarves is quite a…
I Have a Really Big Umbrella
Never is it easier to appreciate inner calm and peace if you don’t have it. There are many things that can disrupt your zen—a hangry supervisor, a nearly empty container of ice cream haphazardly stuck back in the freezer, a glitch in the matrix. The list goes on. There are of course a bazillion actual…
The Stone Cup
The Stone Cup A scoop of cool air drips across the rim encapturing a warming space within. The stone cup of desert cappuccino slowly spills the pink sunset overflow. A drink as ancient as fossilized sea containing stories carved from history. Sip the wisdom under moon and starfall and rise awake to songs of…
Redwood Forest Walk
Redwood Forest Walk— I tread lightly on the composted trail shedding heavy layers and my fog veil. Open is the air filling my strong mind breathing in rich moss oxygen unwind. Leaving history behind as I walk amongst my ancient friends’ wisdom wind talk. Praising their knowledge with roots balancing standing still in redwood…
Dream Cloud
Dream Cloud— What would it be like if I could touch one; a soft, fluffy, white piece warmed by the sun. I’d keep it in my pocket for always and secretly squeeze it on the hard days. If I saw a tear streaming down your cheek, I would soak it up with my cloud’s…