Christmas

Tomorrow is Christmas. Tomorrow is generally a day filled gifts rapidly opened and then quickly tucked away becoming new possessions in our lives. Tomorrow is a day of giving and receiving. But what if you decide not to do any gifts? What if we left the gifts behind? Then what would the day look like?…

Music

I am constantly amazed by the power of music. I have always been very interested in music and enjoyed signing (it was basically my life) growing up. I have attached moments in my life to music and remember the way I felt when I heard certain songs for the first time or what I was…

Comfort and Happiness

“Somewhere along the line we seem to have confused comfort with happiness” - Dean Karnazes I am a huge believer in being comfortable. Growing up, I struggled with being uncomfortable in my own clothes and skin most of the time. I now know that I was likely working through some undiagnosed ADHD resulting in sensory…

Less work, more play

Isn’t this the dream? Working less and “playing” more. We all want that work life balance, but what if you could actually enjoy your work and have it feel like “play”? Wouldn’t we all be happier? I know this is simply not a reality for most of us, but there are things we can do…

Syllabus Day

I don’t about you, but I always hated syllabus day in college. Many students see this day as a blow off day when no real work is done, but I always left each class feeling perpetually overwhelmed. To me, syllabus day was class after class full of seemingly endless tasks to be completed by the…

Quality Over Quantity

After spending the weekend with my long distance best friend who came to visit me I am left feeling happy and blessed. It got me thinking about how we spend our time with those we love. I cherish every time my friend comes down and I don’t want to waste a minute of our precious…

Mindfulness

Live in the present. Today I am enthralled with the concept of mindfulness. It is the concept of being completely consumed with the present with a heightened awareness of your surroundings. This state of mindfulness should not be confused with a time when you notice every little thing that is wrong, because it is not…