The Petri Dish

To the person that I would choose to annoy every day, I love you for always and so happy to be part of your journey. Happy birthday, old lady!

The brain is a tool to be used, and the mind is but a burden.
Feeling overwhelmed because you are lost in time and space? Take a breath. Feel your body. Explore your environment, no matter what jungle you're in. Stay curious and let your brain do the work rather than your mind transport you to nowhere.

We have so many versions of ourselves we live each day. We are "both and..." Crazy and sane. Funny and serious. Kind and cruel. It's easy to get lost in judgments - on ourselves and others. When you are being too harsh, remind yourself that you are like everyone else, and they are like you.

I'm choosing to leave the expectations out. Why? Because beauty happens when we let go of the outcome and let nature do its thing.

Blowing bubbles. Why? Because I need a sense of play to bring me back to reality after the long grind of a busy week.

Awareness is the first step to change. When we bring awareness into our minds, it opens us up to our observant brain and lets us begin to process what is happening to us on all levels. If we can surrender to the resistance in our bodies and emotions (relax into them and not stress), we can begin to take action and move forward into new, healthy habits.

connects us all. It is the thread through the universe that is constant and cannot be created nor destroyed - it transforms. When matched with mind, body, and emotions, we can control the outcomes of our reality. If we fall out of balance with any of those components, we risk creating realities out of our control. How does your energy shift in your life? How much do your thoughts control your emotions?