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After watching a wonderfully well done movie, "You're Not You," and many tears shed for the beauty the love portrayed, poetic prose sprung into my mind.What Is Love?Love is seeing beauty everywhere.Honoring what ISand the joy, pain, sorrowcompletelybecause it IS.Love...

I had a discovery today.It came while reading an excerpt by Thich Nhat Hanh in the most recent “Shambhala Sun” magazine.                “One day a friend coaxes you into getting away for a...

I have been practicing saying this most of my life as I have strived to go against the “should” of being a female in American society: strive to educate yourself and get a job, but make sure that you still find Mr. Right and have kids, preferably a couple of...

When I was living in India, I was filled with words, descriptions, images that wanted to flow out on the paper.  I blogged, I kept a small journal to write things down when travelling and my mind was thinking like I was writing.  Upon returning to the US, I...

I just had more of an understanding click inside of myself about ahimsa (non-violence).  I watched the movie Captain Richards.  It’s a movie depicting Captain Richard’s experience in having his cargo ship taken over by a group of Somali pirates.  The...

As a mental health counselor, I encounter on a daily basis how expectations directly fuel our behaviors, emotions and thoughts.  Personally, one of my biggest lessons about expectations came from an expectation of how I felt my father "should" act, which fueled...

The brightness from the newly fallen snow, lighting the world despite the darkness hovering above.  As I drive to a two hour yoga class, I notice the trees, which are outlined in white, looking radiant with their winter look.  Upon closer inspection, I...

After a full morning or seeing four clients in four hours and quickly completing paperwork, I jumped into my car to meet a co-worker for a meeting.  I winded my way up through the dim parking garage and then punched into the sunlight of the beautiful day....

Moving to the Vail Valley has given me endless access to enjoying the mountains.  I've been doing a lot of hiking and backpacking to many spectacular alpine lakes and summits that have stunning, 360 degree views.  It's been so wonderful to feel grateful each...

I am one day from leaving Mumbai after living here for the past two years.  Usually during transitions I am on a roller coaster of ups and downs...mainly feeling like someone should tether me to something so I don't float away with all the buzzing energy....