Photo by Jeewon Park @zeewipark via Cat Morrison @ __s____o
Let me start by saying I am not by nature someone you would consider present. Calm? Yes. Focused? Yes. And while those two things make me appear outwardly present and...
Photo By Nina Kolar
“Hope is always accompanied by the imagination. The will to see what our physical environment seems to deem impossible. Only the creative mind can make use of hope. Only a creative people can wield it.” –...
Hey.
I struggle with anxiety pretty terribly in the fall. And it’s okay if you do too.
It’s strange though, right? Considering fall wins the favorite season poll by a mile? I mean, I’m straight up giddy at leaves changing color;...
I have been trying to pay attention lately. Maybe you have, too. I’ve been thinking how attention has felt so different this past year than in any other year of my life. The pandemic—its monotony and its disruption—seemed to wreak...
How would you define feeling stuck in a rut? For me, it’s when I can’t imagine doing, or even think about doing, a single thing. My to-do list, though full of tasks that I often enjoy, seems strenuous. And...
by Kelsey Emmanuel
After you are finished working out, do you notice that your skin gives off a certain natural glow? Your eyes aren’t playing tricks on you; when you workout, your blood circulation increases and delivers oxygen and nutrients...
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Oh to be a deep, discerning teenager again. I remember I would take a long drive on the back roads to decompress in high school—hand out the window doing the ubiquitous “roll wave” while listening to...
This post is brought to you by Ritual.Photos by Nicole Feest at NYLONSADDLE Photography Everyone is talking about practicing self-care these days—taking baths, reading books, practicing meditation, and all the other lovely ways to take care of yourself. It’s hard...
Photo by Jakob Owens on Unsplash Exactly one year ago, I went for lunch with my mom and younger brother. A crowded Malaysian restaurant, we each stole bites from one another’s entrees and shared an appetizer: a scenario which feels almost unimaginable...
Photo by Sara x Phil for Christy Dawn
If you’ve been paying any attention at all through any portion of your adult life, you’ve heard all the experts weigh in on the importance of rest.Neuroscientists tell us brains deprived of...
