The sun. a bright warm friend you notice her absence. You may want to follow when she leaves You may think I want to be with her forever in your sweet, simple mind basking joyfully in her rays. When she

I have been a long time fan of Mary Oliver who recently passed away. I would like to share some of my favorite poems and thoughts on each with you today. I love this poem especially. I was written in 2003.

"When the weight of the past leans against nothing, and the sky Is no more than remembered light, and the stories of cirrus And cumulus come to a close, and all the birds are suspended in flight,

I need you to know that the way you flay your heart open for the world is brave, that the way in which you refuse to be anything but soft, even when you feel like you may just break under the weight of

When you’re the person who is always there for others ... you feel a lot. You have depths within you, an ocean for a heart, and you sometimes fall for people who are too afraid to swim. You give and you

You can meditate, exercise, eat “well”, practice self-compassion, do yoga, spend time with loved ones, love yourself, go to therapy, get outdoors, and repeat affirmations over and over, but what you cannot

Remember: You cannot control the randomness of life, or any of its fickle flashes. Some mornings you will wake up to heaviness in your bones and you will breathe the hurt from your lungs. On other days,

There is more to life than the person who walked away from you. There is more to life than chasing after someone who does not want to be in yours. Trust me when I say — there is more to life. There is

How is it possible to make changes to our brain? Instead of going online or playing another game on your phone, try quieting down your mind. Not possible instantly! However, try to pay attention to your

The benefits have been almost as transformative as when I first began meditation. I’ve more natural energy, my thoughts are calmer, the nagging runner’s knee pain that had bothered me for months is gone,

There are only two decisions: decisions of growth and decisions of fear/worry/what people will think/what resumes will say/all the bad things you can conjure up. Choose growth each time. The pennies you

Choose loneliness–for a while Loneliness is harrowing and sad yet beautiful and creative and liberating. Choose abject loneliness, be away from friends, family, life as you know it, for a period of time

When you think you know something, break everything down. Move. Change. Flow. Become nothing again. Don’t be an expert. Be a lifelong beginner. And never, ever become comfortable. Soon life will begin

This is life. Some ups, more downs. Success is ephemeral, failure is never far. If you try new things, you’ll likely crumble. You’ll pick up the pieces, then you’ll crumble again. It’s messy, glorious,

Similar to meditation, journaling is most effective if it’s done on a regular basis. To ensure that this actually happens, below are some of our top tips: Make it simple – keep your journal on your bedside

If you don’t know what to write in a journal or find it difficult to get started, below are some journaling prompts that can help: Keep a gratitude journal – simply write about people or aspects of your

There’s a good reason we turned to our diaries to help us to cope with teenage angst – research has found that expressing emotions through journaling helps many to relieve symptoms of depression, anxiety

Up close look at the octopus I met in Patagonia. The octopus’ eye is complex, like any animal it’s their gateway for understanding the immediate environment. But the octopus is an entirely soft bodied