Posts Tagged: stress

One Groovy Lavender Road Trip

October 16th, 2015
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Hit The Road

 

Road trips are part of the American way of life.

Maybe this weekend you, your friends or family have a road trip planned to take advantage of this transitional time of year: picking out your special pumpkins, checking out the leaves turning glorious reds and yellows or just visiting a new destination.

Road trips can help us recharge our inner selves.  You know.  That inner voice.  That oh so precious deep core of ourselves that keeps us one with the horizon and helps us process the ups and downs of this beautiful and crazy trip called life.

I know … Read More

Hitting The Pause Button

September 17th, 2015
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  This post may seem random but I promise if you hang with me I think you’ll see where I’m going. When I get home from work in the evening, I need to get out of my thoughts and do something that distracts me or relaxes me from whatever happened during the day.  I think it’s fair to say that most of us need to tune out the noise of everyday life and protect our well being. For me, I have to switch gears and clear my mind of work stuff.  There are usually two ways for me to do… Read More

Sweet Summer Stress Reduction

September 8th, 2015
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Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.                ~ Anne Lamott There’s a rumor floating around that summer is over but I don’t believe one word of it. Temperatures in Washington, DC are still hovering in the low 90’s, corn on the cob is still in season, along with awesome tasty tomatoes, and I’m continuing to wear flip flops to work even though the calendar says September. I admit I have seen a few signs that some kind of seasonal change is upon us such as leaves changing colors and falling off trees,… Read More

A Cup Of Healing

September 2nd, 2015
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  A wonderful friend recently gave me the hand made ceramic cup pictured above. Sometimes I keep it on my kitchen counter or the desk where I work on my computer.  And then sometimes I put it on my bedroom chest of drawers.  I like to move it around the house because there is something comforting about it’s handmade texture and it brings to mind the simple yet special things about life. Things that ease my frantic feelings when I am stressed.  Such as receiving an unexpected telephone call from someone I haven’t heard from in a long time or… Read More

Loco For Tomatoes ~ Recipe

August 7th, 2015
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Oh how I love tomatoes! When I eat a ripe summer tomato, I feel as if I am feasting on the warmth of the sun, absorbing all of it’s healing rays and golden goodness. YUM, YUM, YUM!! Yesterday I was in search of these lovely red beauties and so I toddled on down to the farmer’s market that is located a few blocks from my Washington, DC office.  I find buying fresher food from the farmer’s market to be empowering.  It’s all about taking care of ourselves and what we eat.  How we respond to stress or a personal crisis,… Read More

Silence is Golden

June 26th, 2015
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Every day, in small ways, I now try to disconnect myself from electronic devices for short periods of time. That may sound ironic since I am writing this post on a computer and will later talk about it on social media but as much as I enjoy using a computer or an iPhone, I also see that they distract me from participating in the quieter moments of life. This light bulb moment came to me recently this summer during a couple of visits to our family farm in southern Maryland.  When I was a young child, it was more of… Read More

Monday Calm & Renewal

May 18th, 2015
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It’s Monday.  I know.  I hear myself joining you in a collective groan. But instead of immediately thinking of all the things I need to accomplish this week, I am going to pause.  And breathe.  Deeply.  Closing my eyes again (not to go back to sleep) and letting my neck slowly drop as I breathe in and remain still. I am determined not to be in a hurry.  I don’t want to rush and I don’t want to be late but I also need to fill my emotional reserves with a feeling of inner calm before I tackle a new… Read More

Being A Fruit Loop

May 13th, 2015
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When I make a decision that doesn’t turn out the way I expect, I tend to mull it over, pull it apart and generally run thinking about it into the ground until I come to peace with the fact that the results weren’t too bad and that everyone does something at some point that they wish they had done a different way. I feel like I’m out there all by myself because most of the time I am the decision maker for things involving my life. In other words, I can feel like a Fruit Loop in a world full… Read More

Straight Up Healthy

April 17th, 2015
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There’s something about a farmer’s market that makes me feel healthy right away. I don’t have to buy or eat anything, even though I usually do.  Just standing in the midst of the farmers and their stands overflowing with fresh organic food reflecting their hard work and the bounty of the season fills me with happiness. And yesterday I was one happy lady when I walked from my office in downtown Washington, DC to the FRESHFARM Market that is set up every year about a block from the White House (www.freshfarmmarkets.org).  Last week marked the opening of a new farmer’s… Read More