I'm awake on the eve of 19th of October, just as I was awake exactly four years ago. Back then, I had just been awakened by labor contractions, fortelling my son was about to come earthside. I went to bed really late because I went on a late night walk to watch the starts, selected …
Oznaka: mindfulness
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... France. We arrived last Tuesday to do some seasonal work of grape-picking in Champagne. As soon as I learned about the possibility of it this year, I knew this was something I wanted to pursue. I heard a lot of warnings about it being a really hard work and I didn’t want to be …
Abracadabra
I can feel my period approaching. My body just wants to rest because the lower back is in its monthly pain. My mind wants to lure me into mellow thoughts upon waking up in the middle of the night – furious – due to Svarun’s kicking; I was raging and since this is not my …
The Need for Rituals
I’m not a creature of habit, and I have never really made friends with routine. If anything, I found it scary because I usually felt so comfortable with change. But one thing is change, and the other is chaos and I was definitely leaning more in the direction of the second. My best friend once …
Indecisiveness
“What happened to you?” he asks me, munching on his dinner, while I’m holding the computer in my hands and letting myself be receptive to today’s story. “What do you mean?” I ask, totally knowing what he meant. “What happened so that you can finally be relaxed?” “I don’t know yet. I haven’t gotten to …
What a Day
I. Can't. Write. My feelings are feeling me. How do I know? I'm out of control. My thoughts are thinking me. How do I know? I want control. I knew it couldn't have been long until I burst into the song of who's right and who's wrong. Do I let myself cherish the good …
Afraid of Being Bored?
The past few days at a festival were busy, diverse, and lively. As I was going, I could barely keep up with the pace and the heat. But retrospectively, at the end of each day, I felt relaxed, nurtured and full. The happening made me realize how much I’d missed diversity ... so I drank …