November 2011

How to NOT Be the Life of the Party: Be Mediocre, Be Safe & Be Normal.

by Monica November 29, 2011

Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. ~ Howard Thurman As I’m gearing up to make yet another transition in 2011, I’ve been having daily existential debates with myself about why what any of us [...]

No Better Way To Live

by Monica November 21, 2011

It’s ok To change your mind. To stop. To go. To Slow Down. To lose faith. To lose sight. To lose all sense of belonging. To long for To live with To live without To choose one path and then another and then another still To grow up. To grow old. To grow young at [...]

Making Movie Magic

by Monica November 9, 2011

The Film Maker After a long journey home from Costa Rica last week, followed by a few 13-hour days at work, I decided to take it easy last weekend. (It should be noted that I am extremely inept at the art of relaxing. It sorta stresses me out.) Nevertheless I was determined, so I did [...]

I’ve Had Two Tickets To Paradise… Now What?

by Monica November 3, 2011

“If we have not found the heaven within, we have not found the heaven without” ~ James Hilton, Lost Horizon My most recent travels took place in the picturesque beach community of Nosara, Costa Rica. Two plane flights and a very bumpy 2.5-hour car ride later, my partner and I arrived at our oasis destination- [...]