Patanjali’s Teachings: The Yamas One of the books I’m reading right now is “The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.” It’s a powerful read. This particular version has a long introduction explaining Patanjali’s Teachings and the Yamas....
From a Poem, A Flash Fiction Story Earlier this week on Twitter, I came across this sweet little poem/saying. I remarked to the person who tweeted it that it felt like a story was stirring in me because of these words: What if our religion was each other, If our...
Sometimes ideas for my flash fiction stories come from all sorts of different sources. I went to the desert when I was 14 for a month. I had quite the experience. I’m also influenced by Castaneda’s work, as well as my desire to incorporate a bit of...
Three Opportunities to Make Your Own Traditions Friends! What an incredible time of year and I wanted to write this post about three different “occasions” that really all stemmed from one (you’ll find out what I mean in this post). From there,...
Walking My Talk I’m striving to walk my talk: to live my values, to live a more simple life, to say what I do and do what I say. In other words, I’m embarking on an intentional journey to live a completely intentional life. Right now, I have a...
There are signs everywhere In the past week, I’ve traveled from North Carolina to Colorado. If ever there was an activity that’s good for the soul, that would be traveling. But what does traveling have to do with angel numbers? Let me begin by recounting a...
You Can Create Your Own Spiritual Traditions As I’ve gotten older, I have fallen in love with creating new traditions. I love how you can create your own spiritual traditions during the holidays, or at any time of the year. Growing up, I never gave a second...
July 2016. I had a month off from my job. I had to make the most of it. Earlier in the year, I’d found a book at the library called, Sacred Places Around the World: 108 Destinations. Because I live in the US, I looked for ideas of trips I could take that...