Category: Personal Development
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integrating the snake shadow
I recently got a snake tattoo, something that seemed to be a spiritual symbol that’s shown up in my life. In the framework of the world, I’ve noticed that there are negative connotations and associations with the snake: slimy, slithery, cold, calculating and shifting. I find that my path has been walking through the valley […]
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Love at a Laundromat: Musings on Worthiness, Love & Dating
Maybe I’m perceptive. Or maybe I’m just a good storyteller and I make sense and create meaning for things that may not have an answer. But I think of where these thoughts come from and recognize that they are not exactly mine. They reside in my head and the voice sounds like mine. But, instead, they are learned projections of my mother’s pain, of her hurt, of someone else’s trauma. Love has so many different meanings. I’m on a journey discovering mine.
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6 Lessons I’ve Learned About Myself (and the World) During Solo Travel So Far
My first solo travel adventure turned destination quarantine in Thailand has led and is still leading to many adventures and lessons learned. Beyond the usual lessons of ‘what/what not to bring’, ‘how to prepare for long term solo travel’, and destination guides, there have been invaluable things I’ve learned about myself and, in turn, the world during these few months. I’m so grateful to be able to dive deeper in my understanding of how I perceive myself and the environment around me and the people that have assisted in my expansion.