The news is mostly full of devastating and heartbreaking updates of the horrible happenings of our times. The range of disasters are so vast that the state of humanity and the planet can feel so overwhelming. The non-stop helpless inducing visuals can be debilitating. At times I've avoided social and news media to take breaks from piling on the innumerable reasons to be concerned and sad. Sometimes it is just too heavy to be functional and well that’s not exactly helpful. Obv

The Night Butterfly. Determined and full of faith, the moth is reliant on sensory perception and inner knowing to navigate through darkness. The moth is my reminder to re-center. To honor my instincts and my intuition. To be driven by purpose while balancing time and energy. Motivated by contributions to the collective more than personal achievement. Not fatally determined like a “moth to the flame”. Rather, whole-heartedly and hope-fully focused and involved. Not influenced

Not long ago, questioning what was in the products you applied to your body or ingested was not so intricately investigated. But now, even the largest companies, the ones with the big magazine ads, easily found in your local drug store for generations, made the switch to offering conscientious, cruelty free, paraben free products. Those companies didn’t do that on their own initiative. They did that because the consumers became educated on, for example, the importance of usin

I'm the kind of person who gets up in the morning unreasonably earlier than necessary and leaves for appointments way earlier than required. All for the purpose of avoiding the majorly despised experience of: Rushing. Not to rush the pace of how quickly I make tea and be able to enjoy it while reading or something chill like that to start my morning. To not break a sweat just getting to the car. To not curse at red lights and be an irritated aggressive driver, etc. Yet despit

Are you still using a tree product to dry your hands and wipe your counters down at home?? Paper products like paper towels are contributing to deforestation and an increasing waste problem. Consider swapping out paper towels for locally produced recycled paper ones or sustainably harvested bamboo ones. And using reusable bamboo or cotton towels and napkins as well.