#LifeHack

This time last year I was hella pregnant with baby #2. Continue!>>> He didn't even have a name yet, but he was just as present, and 'here' and real to me as he is right now. I knew he was coming and I excitedly and joyously made plans for his arrival. #AugustMaxwell THIS. The very moment you become aware of…

If you are Christian (or were raised Christian) and interested in meditation, this is an amazing place to start. It's hands down one of my all time favorite books and I've read more than 300 in this 'genre'. Continue!>>> I revisit passages from it (and 'Practicing the Presence') nearly every morning. It was first published in 1947 so the language…

"You can’t ask the sun to shine because the sun is shining; but you can bring yourself into that sunshine. Once you bring yourself into that sunshine, you don’t have to ask for qualities of sun, whether it’s sun tan or whether it’s warmth. Automatically being embodied or included in that sunshine, all that the sun is acts upon and…

Life is made up of the little things, the little moments, seemingly mundane-- like waiting in line, scrolling through your feed, walking to the car, getting up from the couch, preparing a meal, or driving to the store. Continue!>>> Moment in, moment out. That’s honestly like 99% of your lived experience and you’re on auto-pilot for much of it, until…

erry'body smiling! There's a note in my iphone from 2013 titled 'How to Shift Right Quick' and the instructions read- 'short, quick breaths, breathe into chest and smile' (similar to what I shared, here).  It's a process that naturally developed out of my desire to instantly experience the good feels that were previously only available to me during lengthy meditation…