You know that feeling when you are trying to create something and it feels so forced that you get completely stuck and no matter how hard you try it just doesn’t happen? Or when you do start to make it, it all seems crummy or wrong? The stress of deadlines...
Special guest post by Michelle Hanton, Dragon Sisters Michelle waiting for train in Brussels, following her dreams of living abroad. Have you ever thought you’d love to run away from home for a bit? To follow your dream? Sure, as kids we’ve probably all had this...
this is not a sound bath, just a fun bathtub What is a Sound Bath? Have you heard of the latest wellness craze, which is actually as old as (at least) the Ancient Greeks? Sound baths are not where you sit in a tub and listen to music (although, I suppose, that can be...
Does this time of year tends to bring out your reflective nature? Maybe it’s the shorter days and longer dark periods. Could it be it’s the end of a calendar year, or the beginning of a new year? Then again, it could be a phase of life where you...
by Kara Fortier, guest blogger The midlife crisis. It’s a cliche. It’s about aging, fear of death, existential dread, regret. It’s a reliable way to make light of something we all feel just beneath the surface as we reach that “certain age” (which is different...
Do you know what an Akashic Record is? I kinda-sorta knew, but never (before) had explored it much. As a preface, I am a bit of a “woo-woo” with my belief in alternative healing modalities and other non-scientific...
Corvallis mural walk: Buteo jamaicensis, Red-Tailed Hawk by Alice Marshall. Photo by my niece, Stacey. What’s a key element for an adventurous mindset? Appreciation. It helps you to be present in the moment and let go of worry. One way to learn appreciation is...
In last week's blog I asked for your help in choosing adventures that would help me face my fears of not making new connections in my new home town. Your response (here, on Facebook and personally replying by email) was heart-warming. You motivated me to go out and...
Adventures in the 'hood OMG, I whined to myself recently, is the biggest adventure I'm going to have around here is learning Pioneer Woman skills? And, my inner crybaby went on, will I ever find friends who are like me here...in this college town? Will I ever find...