This is not a mommy blog, but sometimes I write about mommy-related things… In the past year and eight months, I have learned so much from being a mother. Diaper changing and bathing and all those other things aside, really spending time with my child and watching her grow…
Month: November 2016
Not sure why it has taken me so long to post this. This is actually the very first one I created this year, so I consider it the one that “started it all;” (I didn’t even sign it “arkaydee” yet). Made after a beach trip in the second weekend of…
Every person who has spent time in your life is part of your story. They all had/have something to contribute. They all have a lesson to teach you, a purpose to remind you of, or they will play a part in course correcting your life. This isn’t so much a…
This is a true story. — Once upon a time (two years ago), I was down at the city clerk’s office on this day, November 14th. Among all the people there that day I instantly noticed these two girls; one very fair and wearing a fabulous hat, the other was…
This week’s graphic message. Remember that there are always people by your side. Focus on how wonderful that is.
Kundalini Yoga teacher, Kirantana Khalsa told me that when he meditates, he does so with the idea that he will die in five minutes time. That is something to think about. Usually when the idea comes up, everyone proposes longer periods of time. “If you only had a day to…
Very very often we say “I don’t want to think about it.” Why? Perhaps there is a reason why we keep thinking about it, why the thought keeps coming back. Maybe we need to realise something. So instead of pushing it away, ask yourself: what is this trying to tell me?
I recently wrote about wants vs. needs. In an effort to simply my life, I have been trying to stick to needs. A friend asked: What about those wants that do not go away? Those pulls of the heart? Irrational, but we still want it. Inexplicable, how often it crosses…