August 2011

The Calm After The Storm

by Monica August 31, 2011

I’m sure by now you are sick of hearing about Hurricane Irene, so my apologies for bringing up her name again. However she did inspire me to write this post, so I have to give credit where credit is due… We’ve all heard the expression the calm before the storm. Reserved for those times in [...]

Words To Live By

by Monica August 18, 2011

Words. They carry far more power than we give them credit for. Some words lose their meaning with use. Others become lost in translation. When life really throws a curve ball there are no words. There’s just a void to be filled. I’ve learned an incredible amount about words this past week: How to choose [...]

An Experiment In Being Alive

by Monica August 2, 2011

Life is more effortless than I give it credit for. Throughout the past few years I’ve made an experiment of discovering what helps me to be as fully present (alive) as possible. For a big-time day-dreamer, this has been met with varying degrees of success. On my first run in Prospect Park this weekend, it [...]