Category: Personal Development
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Mindfulness and Disappointment
Most folks share the overtly positive sides of mindfulness without talking much about the internal conversations and work necessary to be in practice. Today, I wanted to share a bit about how I keep things practical; namely the internal reflection and checks I do to ensure I’m allowing space for a negative reaction but not…
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37, The Year of Yes
37 was the year of “enthusiastic yes” (shout out to Pleasure Activism) But – How did we get there? Because to know me is to know that my favorite word and sentence is: “No”.
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Adventures in Reading: 2024 Review
Changing my approach to reading was instrumental in me getting back on track with my reading goals this year; choosing books that were vetted by content creators I trust, friends and my TBR list really solidified it as a great reading year.
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From Voracious to Sated: Reading with and in spite of depression.
All relationships change as we grow; we either hold ourselves open to that possibility or we contend against inevitable stagnancy. I was struggling with reading the way I used to; reading every single book in existence wasn’t sustainable. Finishing each book I started, when I started it didn’t always fit. Being hard on myself for…
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A planner, planning.
I’ve always been the girlie that needs her planner. I need to write it down. I need to feel my pen glide across the page. This is my favorite time of year because I re-up on my planner, stickers and journals. I don’t deviate when it comes to my journals; that is set at a…
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Putting the Personal in Development
There were no words. Until there are a lot of them. There were no words. Until it’s a rant so we can catch up. I’ve been ascribing to the tenant “Do I really need to say this?” for a few years now but there was a moment last year that silence bloomed in me in…
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Day 3.
Unpolished rumination on Saturnians, particularly Capricorn placements. I’m not an astrologer – I just hold up the 2 things that I know up to the light and find myself where personal development intersects. ….. Thinking about what it means to have Saturn placements. Truly. And I’m not a chart reader or super experienced in any…
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Reclaiming our Worth
Who are you when you’re not defined by your work? How do you feel about yourself when you do not have the external validation of being a “provider”? How do you even begin to process these questions when society is designed to only celebrate money and status as success? When you sit still and unravel…
Lux 