Untying from the Dock

Have you ever felt like your life goes a little stale– you know, things just feel routine or stagnant, and you’re craving an adventure? Same. Maybe it’s the idealistic dreamer inside me, or maybe my subtly rebellious attitude towards life’s restrictions, but I don’t believe life is meant to be ordinary. I don’t think we’re…

My Relationship With Relaxation

Relaxation is not my forte. Relaxation is foreign and unfamiliar. Relaxation is a stranger to me. I view relaxation as an ominous and intimidating beast. Ironic, I know, to associate the concept of relaxing, defined as “the state of being free from tension and anxiety,” as an experience that induces anxiety and fear. Don’t get…

Soul-Centric

What if we spent only 10 minutes of our morning trying to look good and 50 trying to feel good, trying to focus on how we can make the world good that day, how we can impact the lives of others, how we can go out of our way to be more kind and helpful than usual, than yesterday? What if our morning routine was soul-centric instead of appearance-centric?