Orion
I want to dance with Orion, But I’m pinned to the ground. I want to soar with the eagles. I want to sing the wind’s sound. I ache to move with the moonlight, But the sun blinds my eyes. I ache to waltz with Perseus. I ache to breath …
Hourglass
Listen to the rainfall in the hourglass. The grains are dropping, either slowly or fast. And you know not the time when the sand lies below. So live every day as if it were your last.
How to Go on A Walk
Stop feeding on screens and worries. Move into wide open sky. Focus on shapes of nature. Inhale sweet fresh oxygen. Exhale the mind’s cobwebs. Notice a pile of flat stones. Think how they echo your blessings. Continue for longer than you should. Realize advancing time does not matter. Smile at …
My 5 Favorite Ways to Relax
It seems that America is a stressed nation. Most people who work 9 to 5’s take their work home and continue to work late into the night. And students are overwhelmed with pressures, juggling homework, extracurriculars, social life, and jobs. It’s becoming harder and harder to detach from everything because we …
Why I Can Walk
The tendon in my knee isn’t mine. I don’t know whose it is or what life the person who gave it to me lived. But it’s why I am able to walk, hike, travel, do yoga, and workout. I dislocated my kneecap about a year ago while I was working …
5 Quotes To Inspire Creativity
Creativity is elusive. It’s discussed everyday, but coming up with original ideas can seem difficult. Creativity is one of the 4 C’s of an authentic life (care, creativity, connection, and courage) and we should incorporate it into our lives everyday. But many people don’t even know where to start. So …
Life
Life is a shining raindrop Dancing on a foggy window. It is a thawing steam On a frigid day. It is a heart-petal Drifting down to the earth.
Worthless
Always grasping At stone-gray shadows Of wealth, Both of atoms And of name. Yet these atoms Cannot assemble Into the shape of love. And this name Cannot spell out True understanding.
4 Keys to an Authentic Life
“Be yourself.” You’ve seen those words a million times, on blogs, on ad campaigns, in movies, in books, and many other things. Since they’re used so often, they can seem cliché; even so, that phrase deserves all the credit it can get. It is the constant goal of anyone who …
Ordinary Magic
Raindrops on the windshield Sprinkles of sun through the trees Silhouettes of clouds at dawn Rising steam from a cup of tea The folds of window curtains Patterns in the wood grain Gleams of light on wet pavement These vignettes may seem plain But search for the art in …