motivation
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I Love Me (Part 3)
A few years ago, I was inspired by a fellow blogger to start a series that encourages friends and family to write down things they love about themselves. We often find it too easy to criticize or put ourselves down, whether it be in an attempt to be funny or relatable, or as a side… Continue reading
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The Pants Can’t Do Everything
Confession: I like online shopping. The ease. The convenience. The ability to make fun mail arrive on my doorstep. It is wonderful. But sometimes I use shopping—or perhaps, the items I shop for—in a way that I shouldn’t. I pretend that shopping will solve my problems or make me feel better when it won’t. I… Continue reading
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Trust that the Ground is There
There have been a couple blog posts in the past where I mentioned not only my love for yoga, but especially Yoga with Adriene hosted by Adriene Mishler on both YouTube and her website Find What Feels Good—both of which I would recommend. In taking her classes for the last year and a half or… Continue reading
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The One Question I Keep Asking Myself
When I was little, I was often asked what I wanted to be when I grew up. When I was in high school, I was often asked what I was going to study in college. When I was in college, I was often asked what my plans were after graduation. When I reached my mid-twenties,… Continue reading
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A Name for Smoggy Days
Yesterday was a smoggy day. Sure, in Los Angeles, it’s smoggy most days. But that’s not the smog I’m talking about. Some days I wake up feeling low. Sad. Or what I like to describe as “heavy.” It’s when every worry, insecurity, and regret seem to be sitting on top of me, making it hard… Continue reading
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30 Good Things that Happened in June
Hello and welcome back to another edition of All the Good Things. It’s been a couple months, but we’re back! Let’s dive right in. . 1) Days after getting married, this woman donated a kidney to her new husband’s ex-wife 2) This boy got an incredible souvenir: 3) This 94 year old woman received her high… Continue reading
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Look for the Happy Middles
The other day I was listening to a podcast that discussed the cliché: happiness is a journey, not a destination. It got me thinking about movies and books and their tendency to have “happy endings”—a direct contradiction of this cliché. Oftentimes we are given a main character, and a single obstacle, choice, or relationship that… Continue reading
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Just What I Needed
Last year, right after I turned 30, I was at the dentist. Having just finished a cleaning, I was sat up straight in the chair, my ponytail flattened and messy, and my eyes—which I close during every appointment—still adjusting to the bright light of the room. The dental hygienist was talking positively about my teeth,… Continue reading
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It’s My First Try
It goes without saying that we face a lot of pressure every day. Pressure to do or say the right thing. Pressure to look a certain way or be interested or educated in certain things. Pressure to be in the same stage of life as our friends or to forego our comfort level in order… Continue reading
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Zion & the 15 Freeway
Great news! If you’re reading this, it means I made it home. Why is this great news? Well, because as I write this, it seems doubtful. At this very moment in time, I’m sitting on the 15 freeway, with my sister behind the wheel, heading home from a wonderful weekend spent in Southern Utah. As… Continue reading
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