being present

Connection, Mental

The Harm of Fixers | 5 Types of Well-Meaning People You Encounter When Suffering

There are people in your life who only like you when you are shiny and happy. They’re there to celebrate your triumphs. They

Nanea Hoffman

Posted on March 28, 2019

Life, Mental, Self Care

Enjoy Every Sandwich: Reclaiming the Here & Now

From my earliest memories until some point in my twenties, there was a span of time that seemed every bit as long as a

Jon Ziegler

Posted on February 2, 2019

Books, Life, Self Care

Sweatpants & Soul | Fighting for the Present in the Middle of the Past and Future

“…I believed that I was living in the center, but I rarely let my feet rest on solid ground, rooting me in the present… my

Emmie Arnold

Posted on December 9, 2018

Mental

Taste Your Life : Bread, Wine, Chocolate

Maybe I just needed the words close to me. Bread. Wine. Chocolate. Slow. Loss. Food. Love. All words that speak to my heart.

Jen Violi

Posted on December 16, 2015

Mental, Wellness

The Persistent Optimist | When Full Feels Like Empty

I woke up today with aching hands, a line of hot tension snaking down from my neck to my fingertips. Why am I in pain? I

Jordan Rosenfeld

Posted on July 20, 2015

Wellness

Joyful Meditation: The Prodigal Cat

We have this cat who is mostly ours. We feed him and take him to the vet, but unlike our two inside cats, this one, known as

Nanea Hoffman

Posted on November 3, 2014

Life, Wellness

The Day I Forgot To Tweet

It was a darn-near perfect day. There was good company and burgers and badminton. The sun was shining, the air was filled

Richard Simms

Posted on June 17, 2014

Wellness

Let’s (Not) Do The Time Warp

“It’s being here now that’s important. There’s no past and there’s no future. Time is a very

Jordan Rosenfeld

Posted on April 11, 2014

Wellness

Notes Of Grace

The daily traffic of our lives creates a pounding backbeat: slamming doors and chatter of carpool; frantic search for tights

Amy McElroy

Posted on April 10, 2014

Wellness

For Here, Please

Although I do enjoy many things about “to go”—my grad school days of roaming about Mid-City in New Orleans with a delicious

Jen Violi

Posted on October 1, 2013