This post has been a while in the making. It’s not a particularly difficult subject, but it falls into the “really damn important” category, and that has caused my perfectionist meter to spike. Now, sitting in the Portland airport, with just over an hour until my flight leaves, and just over one day until my […]
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The Rebel Yogi Origin Story – Part 1
“In the event of an emergency, secure your own mask before assisting others.” If you’ve ever been on board an airplane, you’ve heard the spiel before. It’s standard to the safety speech, but have you ever really taken the time to think about what they’re talking about, or realized how right they are? If the […]
Lost (and adrift in a sea of possibility)
It’s been about a week and a half since I arrived back on the east coast, and I have some confessions to make. Being at WDS was such an intense, joyful and fast-paced experience that when I got home, I suffered from a bit of a crash. And when I say “a bit” I mean […]
Spring Has Sprung! (and boy, am I happy)
Welcome to the first official day of spring, 2012. With weather in the upper 70s for most of the past several weeks, it feels odd that the equinox didn’t happen much earlier. It was weeks ago that I heard the first peepers, and the daffodils are reaching the end of their blooming season (crocuses disappeared […]
Unplugged (or: getting away from it all)
“Somebody stop the world. I want to get off!” How many times have you or someone you know uttered those words, even in jest? In this constantly-connected, on-the-go world we live in, sometimes it’s all we can do to just keep up. If you’re a small business owner, a freelancer just starting out, someone who […]
Uncle! (or: when enough is too much)
If you’re anything like me, you tend to take on new, cool and exciting projects fairly often. One at a time, they find their way to your plate. And one by one, you find time in your life for each of them. You move something here, and squish something there. All of a sudden, you […]