For years, the voice in my head was a relentless echo chamber of anxieties and frustrations. It fueled my dependence on alcohol, a temporary silence button that muted the noise but ultimately made everything worse. It wasn’t until I got sober that I truly realized how much I’d lost touch with myself, with the quiet …
Finding My Voice, Finding My Calm: Reading and Sobriety Read More »
Let’s be honest: mornings can be rough. The alarm screams, kids scream, the snooze button beckons, and before you know it, you’re rushing out the door feeling frazzled and forgetful. That used to be my story. But then I discovered the magic of a quick morning meditation. Now, I’m no yoga guru, but a few …
My 1-Minute Miracle: How a Quick Morning Meditation Transformed My Mornings Read More »
Let’s be real: carving out “me time” in the daily chaos can feel like wrangling cats. Between work deadlines, overflowing inboxes, and the never-ending social whirl, the idea of meditation often gets relegated to the “someday” list. But here’s the thing: my mind, it’s a battlefield. Untamed thoughts gallop around like runaway horses, leaving me …
Finding Zen in My Inbox: How an Email Helps Me Meditate Read More »
Let me tell you about this meditation business. Don’t get me wrong: I see the value. A little peace, a chance to quiet the storm inside — that sounds like a blessing, wouldn’t you say? So I try. I close my eyes and wait for the calm. But my mind, oh my mind, it’s like …
My Brain Just Won’t Shut Up: Confessions of a Meditation Struggler Read More »
My brain had always been a pinball machine on overdrive. Thoughts bounced around like neon lights, urgent and flashy. One minute I’d be hyperfocused on a task, the next, a rogue thought about, say, the migratory patterns of cliff swallows, would send me spiraling down a Wikipedia rabbit hole. This was life with ADHD. Medication …
From Pinball Mind to Peaceful Page: My Unexpected Path to Meditation Read More »