Spirit, as in spiritual, as in the essence of what makes each of us special and individual, yet undeniably interconnected across time and space.
Another year has passed away, and a new year bursting forth. This could mean nothing less than time for reflections, reevaluations, and cliches about “another year gone, and a fresh new year here”. Except, this time, I decided maybe Marc and I should approach our resolutions differently this year. All the years before (when I have coerced Marc into formulating some sort of trite list), we accumulate a half-hour’s worth of ideas onto a...
The fictional Carrie Bradshaw questioned her relationships for all of NYC to read. Real life Christian music artist Carlos Whitaker writes the most inspiring and honest articles that question his very Faith and everything we think we know about the Church. Like many other authors, I put thoughts into the world that might offend. One of my recent posts reflects on online privacy (oxymoron). Like any editorial tends to do, my post included anecdotes...
I couldn’t say it better myself. And this was exactly what I needed to see a friend was also thinking. @TheRab is always awesome and full of wow moments for me. This is his second post on Facebook, for instance, that I felt perfectly capture my exact feeling in this exact moment. Thank you! Ashley Sue
In 2009, I embarked into new quests to figure out who I was and what I need from life. Having the luxury to do so, part of my journey landed me on a solitary camping trip. At the beach – the Outer Banks, specifically. Honestly, after a year of increasingly seeing that I felt a deep void somewhere inside myself, I reached out to God. This interest in finding my Faith probably started as...
Thank you to Ryan Boyles, aka @theRab, for sharing this pic he took at the local Farmers’ Market. Cheers and love, Ashley Sue PS. Please forgive me for using the term “Big Guy”. Lame.
Aborting a child that you chose to become pregnant with… I pride myself on seeing grey, being able to explain all sorts of variables, different perspectives, and the frameworks that motivate people into different possible scenarios. I grew up thinking I would one day be a psychotherapist, and this facet of who I am makes me wonder why I did not.* Bettina Paige authored her autobiographical account, however, of deciding that she wanted to...
My walk into Faith and my recent dive into yoga have me hungry for more. I seek not enlightenment in the sense of – well, whatever it is that you think of when Buddha enters your mind – but a stronger sense of Faith, balance, self-esteem, and Love. So I did what any middle-America white yuppy is doing in my shoes. I decided to search for an exotic ashram to visit. My quest into...
Who Are You? Who do you want to be? I ask you not to confuse this with what you do. If your initial reaction was to answer with your profession, I ask you to rethink yourself. Granted, what you do can be a tell-tale indication of your nature. Then again, it may not. Your career, however, is not who you are. Most of my closest friends are certainly not defined by their profession, though...
Sometimes your world has to come to a complete halt so you can finally learn to stand still. Be present. That lovely cliche is so common through our new age lingo, yoga-centric, self-awareness obsessed culture. Kind of a trendy catch phrase, for some. Yet, being present is so necessary to our focus, our fertile imagination, and live vibrantly as our healthiest selves. Have you tried to “be present” however? For a long period of...
Two weeks into the New Year, but still feeling new, I see people all around acting reflectively and considering how to have that ever-desired “fresh start”. Yesterday I referenced ancient practices in visualization and spiritual callings to release the parts of your past that you allow to hold you back. Perhaps you can even use these practices to call back a part of your soul you left behind. Today I read the Wednesday Word...
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