Figuring out how to be happy can be difficult; it can feel pointless on bad days; it can feel impossible after a long stretch of sadness or resentment. It also doesn’t help that the world is either bombarding us with “don’t worry! be happy!” exhortations or shaming us for trying to be happy: “no one…
Year: 2018
Law of Attraction: Positive Thinking Is An Active Lifestyle
I recently read an article posted on Facebook by a friend and fellow Science of the Mind believer about the “dark side of ‘positive thinking.” The article is about this Brazilian Shaman, who also happens to be a motivational coach to corporate execs, who makes a case that positive thinking, or the Law of Attraction,…
The Key to Enlightenment (You Already Have It)
Enlightenment: to understand. To see things for what they are. To see the path unfolding. All of this just means that you are living the life of your dreams, whatever those dreams may be. To hold the key to enlightenment is to be living that life. A fundamental belief I hold that allows me to…
Don’t Tell Me How to Live My Life: Health and Fitness
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Monterey Trip Round Two: Letting Go of My Husband
“Oh it’ll be so nice this time around.” I thought to myself. “Carlos will be with us, the kids will have fun with their papa, and we’ll get to enjoy Monterey as a family.” These thoughts filled my head as I planned a second trip to Monterey in two weeks. For our first trip, Carlos…
Black History Month: In Praise of Black Women
This essay has been in and out of my head for months. I have intended to write down these words in praise of black women as they flow in and out of my life, in and out of my mind, in and out of my heart, perhaps for years. Black women shaped my childhood, my…
Letting Go of Fear: Our Road Trip to Monterey
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A Vacation in My Own Home: Why I Unplugged
I was on deadline Friday night. I stayed up until 2AM writing for a client to push to get it all done. I had already extended the deadline far too many times, and I knew if I didn’t get all the writing done before bed, it would spill into the next week. Why? My daughter’s…
Always Be Compassionate: Let Me Persuade You
Because I write for clients and I have a million things going on in my head at once, I typically have no problem hitting a 500 word a day limit without addressing the prompts given in my Facebook group, so I don’t always address them. But today’s prompt kept nagging me. “What would you write…