Man, am I happy I began reading Zen and the Art of Happiness by Chris Prentiss earlier this week. Just moments later I would be greeted by my lovely five-year-old daughter asking me to accompany her in her bedroom. Attempt number one of getting her to sleep… It would take many attempts last night. None … Continue reading Zen and the Art of Happiness: Springtime Soul-Searching
Tag: health and wellness
Spending Time in Nature Didn’t Always Come Naturally
You look at me now and you’d probably be shocked to hear that I didn’t like sitting on the ground when I was in high school. My friends would be eating lunch outside at times, and I had this aversion to sitting in the dirt. Later, in college, Brandeis University had this gorgeous outdoor area … Continue reading Spending Time in Nature Didn’t Always Come Naturally
The Sun’s Warm Embrace
What a glorious day we had in Atlanta this Valentine’s Day. The warm sunshine can be very nourishing. It leads to our body producing vitamin D, which in turn increases serotonin levels, leading us to feel better overall. Whenever I’m outside on a warm, sunny day, I feel embraced by the sun, and supported by … Continue reading The Sun’s Warm Embrace
When Anxiety Gets the Best of Me
Finally took a pause. You would think starting my day off with a self-love guided meditation, that it was going to go swimmingly. Well, not exactly. Seems like having a day off, my mind is on, on, on. Addressing things, some more important than others, stressing over details, bathing myself in negative forecasting, when what … Continue reading When Anxiety Gets the Best of Me
Stretching Wrings Out Stress
Today was a very special morning! I got to do all my stretches! With having to get to work some mornings and having to wake up for my child on the others ones, I barely have enough time in the morning to stretch! I have an abbreviated version of course. But, It. Is. Not. The. … Continue reading Stretching Wrings Out Stress
Flowin’ Like a Fountain
Fountains are very meditative and calming, as well as refreshing, to look at. To me, they represent Joy, in their effusive, unabashed expression. They are flowing, expressing themselves freely, not self-conscious of what people who look on at them think of them. People can be like fountains—when they speak from their heart and are authentic, … Continue reading Flowin’ Like a Fountain
Conscious Cleanse: Food
It's culturally acceptable to use food to numb our emotions. But to take a day off for a mental health day? What?! To make weird jokes that are rooted in pain and remorse? Nah! Keep it all inside. Don't let your real shit shine through. But go into your office and scarf down as many … Continue reading Conscious Cleanse: Food
In the Darkness, I find Light
In the Darkness I find light In the silence Inspiration The clock strikes 5 And I am beckoned to arise To ponder life In my own intimate space No kid No job Just me And my ever-yearning soul
Like My Father, I Put the Care in Healthcare
When I was 12, on our walk to synagogue one Shabbat, I remember when I spoke to my father about my aspirations to be a nutritionist instead of a doctor. I said I wanted to spend more time counseling patients (as well as focus on prevention, rather than treating disease). My father avidly understood. Over … Continue reading Like My Father, I Put the Care in Healthcare
Sedentary Life Be Like…
texting a mile a minute no matter how I spin it they were on a different trajectory working in a factory churning butter for hours for their family milling and tilling till satisfactory— work was done it was no fun but they didn't know how to relax by the light of a tv show Then … Continue reading Sedentary Life Be Like…
Mindful Nuggets 