My heart was pounding as I paced. Sweet adrenaline coursed through my veins as I began to chant a Kundalini Yoga mantra that I had learned in Hawaii. The mantra began to calm me, but I was still afraid. The group continued their singing as their bodies twisted in unison with the bongos that were drummed by both an exuberant belly…

“As human beings, not only do we seek resolution, but we also feel that we deserve resolution. However, not only do we not deserve resolution, we suffer from resolution. We don't deserve resolution; we deserve something better than that. We deserve our…

Last week, March 1st marked international Self-Injury Awareness Day. It is on this day and many others before and after where people who have suffered with some instances of self-harm wear orange and show their support for people who turn to an uncommon and often considered taboo method of coping with problems. Some people choose to open up about…

Last month, the Sandy Hook Elementary school tragedy incurred both outrage and despair as the public demanded a revaluation of the Second Amendment and whether or not it is prudent it to employ stricter gun penalties or…

Thanksgiving has come and gone and we are now entering the chaotic end of days or as they are officially recognized “The Holidays.”  My head continues to reel from the subsequent excitement and anticipation of leading up to my favorite holiday of Halloween that only lasted for a single day and night.  The same thing occurred with Thanksgiving and…

White shorts peek out from my dress of a thousand leaves

Sewn together with the string from the bark of a tree

Indian Summer within my hair as the breeze gently tosses it about

The boy was on his bike as his lengthy curly hair gave way to whispers of autumn before the frost

And his eyes like two crystal ponds that lay beyond the boundary of my house

He greets me, a smile that could melt…

Sometimes, I do love what I find on my Facebook page.

Society: Everyone’s beautiful.

Society: Don’t eat though, you don’t want to get fat!…

I don't watch America's Got Talent.  I'm not really interested in competition shows or most of what pop culture produces unless its The Big Bang Theory, South Park, Tosh.O, and American Dad.  Movies are really my thing.  However, my father watches most shows with vehement passion.  One evening when I was sitting out at the dining room table, I caught myself watching…

Vietnam

A threat, a shatter, a jab

His gift of gab

Makes me realize I am alone

While I see his flesh dissolving from his bones

A bottle is his friend

A bottle is the only means to an end

A tear, a gun, a fall

He finds his fist against a wall

He certainly makes me know how to crawl

Power, strength, tragedy

Why do you…

Perhaps one of the most difficult things to grasp is the ideal of faith. Many of us work to create a better world to move beyond our self-judged instabilities and disabilities. We fear hunger, emotions, insecurity and anything that elicits suffering. Life is a roller coaster ride: exhilarating, exciting, poignant, dramatic, and intense. Perhaps one of the most potent toxic emotions we often…

It’s often claimed that art imitates life and the modern “art” we are exposed to transcend the Impressionist and Pre-Raphaelite images of the past: the modern media.

When I reference modern media, I am discussing the “art” that Hollywood subjects us to be the films which we watch on a regular basis. Most recently, James Holmes entered a Colorado theater…

“As human beings, not only do we seek resolution, but we also feel that we deserve resolution. However, not only do we not deserve resolution, we suffer from resolution. We don't deserve resolution; we deserve something better than that. We deserve our birthright, which is the middle way, an open state of mind that can relax with paradox and ambiguity.” ― Pema Chödrön, When Things…

Like many, I think too much.  My mother affectionately informs me that I "worry too much."  I wake up in the morning and mobilize in autopilot.  I have a set routine - make tea, take my Scheussler salts, drink water with lemon juice and wait an hour before breakfast to cleanse my system.  Then, I eat my English muffins, a boiled egg, and oatmeal.  Go on laptop check Facebook,…

Sometimes I wish for falling

Wish for the release

Wish for falling through the air

To give me some relief

Because falling's not the problem

When I'm falling I'm in peace

It's only when I hit the ground

It causes all the…

Some people are afraid of what they might find if they try to analyze themselves too much, but you have to crawl into your wounds to discover where your fears are. Once the bleeding starts, the cleansing can begin. – Tori Amos

Introspection is a one way street for me. I either hate it or love it. But…

I usually consider myself a nerd but now I see that I am a combination of both! Check: living encyclopedia and long-winded.  I also prefer PCs.

I died. I could feel the life draining from my body while I languished in my fetal position.

That’s at least how I felt after performing an hour and a half of vinyasa and hatha poses in my late morning yoga class.

It had been the first the first time in several weeks since I continued my practice. I was…

I have trust issues.  Then again who doesn't.  It's in our very nature to suspect others with whom we aren't familiar with.  According to GoodTherapy.org, trust is a fundamental human experience, necessary for society to function and for any person to be relatively happy.  Yes, I know dear old GoodTherapy.org, without trust, fear rules.  However, what GoodTherapy.org isn't aware of is…