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June 22nd, 2025 This morning, I stepped out the door at 5:30 a.m. for a walk. The air was thick with humidity and the heat was already rising. Yet, every now and then, a gentle breeze would sweep through, cooling me off just enough to keep going. I don’t know why but something about today’s…

June 12th, 2025 “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity.” – Melody Beattie  Day by day I pray: To see more clearly, To love more dearly, To feel more grateful, To be more graceful. Day by…

June 11th, 2025 “Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.” — St. Francis de Sales Wishes sound beautiful.But they are just cages dressed as dreams. We don’t notice how tightly we grip them.Or how much they pull us out of the present. We wish for what isn’t.And…

Sometimes, the road to peace and self-improvement isn’t as straightforward as we hope. We can distance ourselves from our past mistakes, only to find that they follow us. It’s a reminder that true change comes from within. Below is a poem I wrote that captures this feeling: You flew miles and miles away.You flew from…

March 2nd, 2025 “The future starts today, not tomorrow. -Unknown Today, I met someone very special. She came to me, hugged me, then stepped back, gently holding my shoulders. She looked into my eyes, and in that instant, my soul felt filled with presence and love. She was stunning. Her joy radiated from her eyes,…

March 1st, 2025 “The best way to predict the future is to create it.”– Abraham Lincoln Just for today, I will embrace the present moment with openness and peace. Just for today, I will trust in the process of life, knowing that I am exactly where I need to be. Just for today, I will…

February 11th, 2025 “The quieter you become , the more you can hear” – Ram Dass I’ve been waking up at 5 a.m. every day for years now to meditate. It’s part of my routine. Recently, I decided to try Samatha meditation, where you repeat a mantra out loud the entire time. For a while,…

February 1st, 2025 “There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.” – Gandhi Year after year, I’ve been chasing happiness. I reached my milestones, changed my appearance, read books, tried new things, drowned in shopping, and ventured to places. Each time, I thought I was getting closer. I was sure this would be…

January 30th, 2025 “The moment you realize you are not your thoughts, is the moment you become free. “- Eckhart Tolle I was sitting on the couch, reading. I didn’t want to stop reading to wash my hair. “I am tired”, my mind burped , in trying to keep me reading. I could feel the…

January 27th, 2025 “The love within you, wants to love every part of you . Especially the ones you see the most unlovable “ – Hollie Holder Dear Body, I owe you an apology. For years, I treated you poorly. I neglected you. I ignored your needs, and I punished you for not fitting into…