Personal stories of mind, body, and spirit encountered on the path of life.
This week, let’s take a moment to self-reflect and contemplate an aspect of life: Change. I’m not talking change as in Who Moved My Cheese… that’s a topic for a later discussion. I’m referring to the need for change – the desire for constant motion, development, and advancement in our lives. If you’ve experienced it,…
The most frequent question I get – and I get this question from every single person when talking about my photos or photography class – is “why photography?” So, in the span of less than five minutes, I thought it would be fun to go through the various reasons for why I’m choosing to get…
Last month I decided it was time to organize my ever expanding DVD collection. It’s not that I was buying DVDs every time I went shopping, but rather I was finding numerous DVD binders and cases throughout my house on a consistent basis. They were literally strewn everywhere – in drawers, boxes, shelves, everywhere. The…
Several years ago, I had the opportunity to spend a weekend at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers, Georgia. To be clear, this trip was intentionally planned. I was at a point in my life where I needed a ‘break from reality,’ if you will, and this weekend of solitude and contemplation offered…
It’s interesting to me just how polarizing the topic of meditation has been (and continues to be in certain pockets) in America. Luckily those views have changed and softened over the years – progressing from a “foreign” concept that was “anti-Christianity” to a widely accepted practice alongside yoga and Pilates. Nowadays, when you google meditation, you receive…
One of the most – if not THE most – spiritually influential books I’ve read is The Shack by Paul Young. While I will refrain from giving away many of the details of the book (as my friends did who referred it to me), I did want to share some of the basic lessons contained within and how they have…
Oprah’s weekly Super Soul Sunday program has become one of my favorite shows. Used as a means to interview modern thought leaders, each episode provides various points of view meant to challenge viewers. On a recent episode, she interviewed Gary Zukav – a best selling author of many books including “Seat of the Soul.” The…
Last weekend, I was amazed by a documentary on the Smithsonian Channel entitled “The Grammar of Happiness.” It told the story of Dan Everett’s and his initial missionary and subsequent research work on a tribe deep within the Brazilian Amazon rainforest called the Piraha (pronounced Pita-Hah).
In an email, TheLadders.com founder Marc Cenedella shared this important fact: “Everyone should have a blog.” Marc urged users of his service to utilize blogging as a way to showcase their skills in a challenging job market. While I don’t disagree with this approach – it makes sense to “get your name out there” –…