Two weeks ago, I talked about intention – telling the universe what you want and setting yourself up for opportunities to come. Today, I want to go one step further to make sure that we don’t get so hung up on the future and “should” that we forget to live in the now. How many […]
Australia (or: the Oz that never was)
One of the stories that I end up telling on a fairly regular basis when I meet someone new is about the time that I almost ended up moving halfway across the world, and how that *not* happening changed my life. You see, back in 2007 my now-ex husband was working as a software engineer […]
Intention (or: telling the universe how this thing is going down)
I’ll be the first to admit that there are certain ways of looking at life that seem a bit… well, over the top. I don’t believe that you can pray to a deity for a new car, wish your way to success or otherwise get things without putting in the work. However, I do believe […]
Paths (and why it’s time to forge your own)
When I was growing up, I always had this idea ingrained in my head about how my future would play out. It goes something like this: After graduating from high school, I would go to college. While I was in college, I would find a guy and fall in love. After graduating from college, I […]
Momentum (and why the first step is the hardest)
I’m just going to get this out of the way – say it out loud for the world to hear: I am a procrastinator. The first step is admitting that you have a problem, right? One good example: the five blog posts I was supposed to write prior to November, so that I could get […]
Surrounded (or: why not to go it alone)
I decided some time ago to wipe the word “busy” from my vocabulary. It conjures up this vision of days filled to the brim, of doing “things” just to say that we have done them, of a life filled with “should”. No more! Part of the motivation behind choosing to live life on my terms […]