Opting Out to Live an Unconventional Life
photo: aussiegall Approaching the security checkpoint while leaving Portland airport, I realized that everyone was being asked to step into the large full-body scanner before being allowed to move on...
View ArticleTrading Shame for Magnificence
“If you’re wondering what happens if you attach your self-worth to your art or your product and people love it, let me answer that from personal and professional experience. You’re in even deeper...
View ArticleGiving Voice To My Fears Helped Me Find Empowerment
One day in the not-so-distant past, like within the last month, I had a rare moment of complete clarity around my fears. Usually, when I’m wanting to unearth such things, it takes hours of work,...
View ArticleWhy Vulnerability Will Help You Access the Life You’ve Always Dreamed Of
We get it. Vulnerability is probably the last thing you want to be feeling when you go in for that interview, or start writing that novel, or hold your baby for the first time. Most likely you want to...
View ArticleYoga Books and More: A Reading List Fit for a Yogi
Yoga is great for stretching. If you do it enough, you can touch your toes and improve your parallel parking skills by twisting to see behind you. But, it’s also great for stretching and expanding...
View ArticleFrom Intent.com: One Word for the Year
I have a friend who always starts her new year by choosing a word. One word to focus on all year. I never choose a word because I like lots of words. It’s hard to commit. I like the word...
View ArticleFrom Intent.com: Battling A Scarcity Mentality with Gratitude
One day this week I was sitting on an LA subway (translate: no internet) without emails or text messages to distract me from the growing anxiety and worry over to-do lists and conquering of...
View ArticleIntent of the Day: To Connect
If you’re sitting somewhere with your head down, just trying to make it through the day, we’re with you. This is why our intent today is about connecting. Sometimes it is when we want it the least...
View ArticleIntent of the Day: Practice Empathy
Empathy is defined by Merriam-Webster as “the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the...
View ArticleIntent of the Day: Seek Wise Guidance
Who would you call your best friend? Who are your go-to’s when you have something tough to discuss? Since we’re no longer in grade school and since no one remembers what speed dial is anymore, perhaps...
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