There’s no doubt that my life is relatively comfy. We have enough and a buffer, and these days that feels like good fortune. 

And still, there is plenty in life that I find overwhelming and incessant and most mundane.

I can find it hard to balance the gratitude and the banal.  

As I progress, I’m discovering that for every pro there’s a con, for every hope there’s a fear, for every choice there’s a consequence, so the best I can sustain is to seek serenity in maintaining a balance between what I can control and what I cannot – one choice at a time. 

Just like my dad used to say. 

And you know what, the more into life I get, the more I believe him. 

I hope this maintenance practice evolves into a space where I can contemplate the complexities and grey areas of life. While also hosting a catalog of my favorite distractions in the form of podcasts, audiobooks, and favorite media, which I can assure you is unsophisticated and purely for pleasure. 

If any of this sounds appealing to your station in life, I hope you’ll peek around and come back for more. Like everything these days, I have the best of intentions until life gets in the way. 

If you too are looking for pieces & practices that make relentless self care, simple, speedy, and sustainable – Start Here.

And what happens when you pause to consider, and then jot it down.

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Sometimes taking a minute for yourself can bring up uncomfortable sensations and difficult emotions, if you find yourself in any distress, please reach out – to dear one, to a professional, to me.

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