Rebelle Society

Giving Life By Taking Time.

It’s not so much about what you are doing as it is about that you are doing something pleasurable. It feeds the soul and engages the heart in life-giving activity. I think outdoor recreation is important, but there are things we can do indoors that give life as well.

you & me

Lover, You Cannot Keep Me.

There, in the depths of everything we never knew, we will find chinks of the chains that were discarded as we took flight into a sky that cried freedom. We will circle a sun that blazes its glory without apology for scorching the earth below.

wisdom

Achieve Your Goals: A Simple Trick To Double Your Chances For Success.

The researchers discovered that what pulls that desire out of you and turns it into real-world action isn’t your level of motivation, but rather your plan for implementation.

wisdom

3 Key Steps To Self-Compassion.

The Dalai Lama says that having compassion for oneself is the basis for developing compassion for others. When we have learned to have compassion for ourselves, this leads us naturally to unlimited friendliness toward others.

you & me

An Empathetic Being In An Apathetic World.

As for the whole empath/empathy deal, I can’t speak for all, but I can relay my experience and that of two other people I know... Every incident, regardless of who suffers, has an unshakable impact that stays with us for a lifetime.

wellness

How The Seasons Affect Your Body.

I was blessed last week with the opportunity to teach at the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat with many other wonderful teachers of Yoga, meditation and Ayurveda medicine. During one of the lectures, a student asked the teacher what he thought of coffee, whether it was good or bad. The teacher ...

you & me

Measuring Moments: The Antidote To Not-Enoughness.

I’m sure you, like me, have days when you wonder if you’re enough -- if you’ve spent your moments wisely. Of feeling deflated when you hold yourself up against the goals and ideals you had for yourself and realize you’re not there. When you regret both doing and not doing things.

poetry

You Find Yourself There, Again. {poetry}

The summit gazes down mockingly Knowing that despite all your might You cannot just skip to the top

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The List-Making Gene: It’s In My Blood.

I realize that by writing this little piece, I am shedding light on what is clearly a bit of my OCD behavior, but I don’t care. The truth is, my list-making habit is a bit of an illness, but it’s okay, and I’m okay with it because it helps me function. It’s just who I am, and I know many, many ...

you & me

Please Don’t Try To Fix Me.

And in the process of waiting, I vow to never cease stirring the pot of questions. To let the flight of ideas and the whirl of ponders melt away my skin. Fleshy enclave of a beating heart made of questions, not answers. Love, not certainty. Life, not fear. Feeling over growth. Faith over ...

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