Post last updated: May 2, 2025 These days, it can feel an awful lot like the ground beneath us (and our democracy) is cracking. Threats to human rights, the planet, and the future we dream of howl like wolves outside the door. And the pace of information is relentless. Designed to exhaust us, make us […]
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The Myth of “Happy” and How Your Words Define You
Happy. Sad. What do those words mean to you? Do you have a particular definition you attach to them? And do you know where – or when – you learned to define them that way? The first time I read this Oatmeal comic about being happy, I had quite a few feels. (If you haven’t […]
The Power of Choosing Love
Confession: I struggled with this post. Whether to write it. How to write it. What to write. It’s tough out there. We live in this beautiful, amazing, vibrant world, that’s sometimes full of grief, sorrow, rage, and unspeakable tragedy. And when tragedy strikes, in whatever form, sometimes it’s hard to know how to respond. Sometimes […]
I Am a World Changer (and My Time Has Come)
How can we expect to create a balanced, sustainable world for ourselves and future generations if those of us who are creating change are doing so in an unsustainable, imbalanced way? Fellow change maker, Our time has come. For too long we have stood by, mired in the fight, watching as the world heaved in […]
How to Save the World Without Burning Out
A grand adventure starts in just under four weeks. Three weeks and four days, to be exact. Not that I’m counting. On Sunday, April 13th I will start my basic yoga teacher training at Satchidananda Ashram-Yogaville in Buckingham, VA. This training will be one of the first major steps along the path to bringing Rebel […]
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 […]