Alive

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 [...]

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 [...]