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10/27/2026

Living with the Seasons: Finding Yin and Yang in Maine

I just returned from a wonderful few days in Bar Harbor, Maine, exploring Acadia National Park with my family.

The autumn colors were spectacular, the ocean views breathtaking, and the sunrises and sunsets were worth every chilly moment!

As I looked back on our trip, I couldn’t help thinking about the concept of Yin and Yang in Chinese medicine.

Yang represents movement, activity, warmth, and light. Yin represents rest, stillness, coolness, and darkness. They aren’t opposites competing with each other, but complementary forces that give meaning and balance to one another.

Our days were filled with Yang energy—exploring trails, climbing over rocks, taking in the scenery, and trying to see as much as we could.

Then came the Yin moments. Sitting quietly by the water, watching the moon rise over the harbor, enjoying a fire together, or simply resting after a full day.

Traveling with my mother also reminded me that we don’t all move at the same pace. Some of us ventured farther while others rested, but we still shared the beauty of the experience.

What struck me most was how naturally these moments complemented each other.

Without the activity, perhaps we wouldn’t have appreciated the quiet quite as much. And without the moments of rest, we might have missed some of the beauty around us.

As the seasons change, nature reminds us that there is a time for movement and a time for stillness. Neither is more important than the other.

Balance isn’t about doing equal amounts of everything. It’s about recognizing what we need and allowing ourselves to experience both.

And sometimes, all it takes is a few days away, surrounded by autumn colors and the people we love, to remember that.

How do you find balance between activity and rest in your own life?

10/20/2026

Living with the Seasons: Learning to Be Still
Today I went for my second float therapy session.
After my first experience, I wanted to give it another try. This time, I was less nauseated, which was encouraging. But I also made myself an excellent cup of coffee that morning, and with my float scheduled for 9:15 a.m., relaxing wasn’t quite as easy as I had hoped!
As I lay there floating in warm salt water, with nothing to do and nowhere to be, I noticed something funny.
Instead of simply enjoying the experience, my mind was busy trying to figure out how to get the most out of it.
Apparently, I was trying to be productive even while doing absolutely nothing!
Afterward, I came across this quote:
“The self work that you do in silence will echo throughout every part of your life.” — Michell Clarke
It made me think about how we approach rest.
We’re so accustomed to measuring our days by what we accomplish that even relaxation can become another task to master.
As I move through this season of my life, I’m learning that not every experience needs a goal or an outcome. Sometimes the value is simply in showing up, being present, and allowing ourselves to experience something without expectations.
My second float wasn’t perfect, but I enjoyed it more than my first. And I plan to try again.
Perhaps the lesson isn’t about learning how to relax perfectly.
Perhaps it’s about learning that I don’t have to.
Sometimes doing nothing is exactly what we need to practice.
Do you find it difficult to simply sit still and do nothing?

10/14/2026

Living with the Seasons: A Little Clay, A Lot of Humility

One of my birthday gifts this year was a pottery class, courtesy of a thoughtful friend who joined me for the evening.

What a fun and humbling experience!

My friend has more pottery experience than I do, especially working on the wheel. But there we were, both struggling, learning, and laughing our way through the evening.

I have a whole new appreciation for pottery! Something that looks so simple takes patience, practice, and a lot more skill than I imagined.

As we move through different seasons of life, I think it’s important to keep trying new things. To step outside what’s familiar, challenge ourselves, and remember what it feels like to be beginners again.

There’s something freeing about doing something simply for the experience, without needing to be good at it.

My little creation is waiting to be fired and glazed. I’m looking forward to seeing how it turns out, imperfections and all.

Would I try pottery again? Absolutely! And next time, I’d love to try the wheel.

I’m grateful for a friend who gave me more than a birthday gift, she gave me a wonderful memory.

Sometimes the best part of trying something new isn’t what we create, but what we discover along the way.

When was the last time you tried something new and realized it was harder than it looked?

10/07/2026

Living with the Seasons: Saving a Little for Next Season

I’ve been enjoying these early days of fall.

Cooler evenings, sitting around a fire pit, making s’mores and apparently believing there is no such thing as a marshmallow that’s too big.

At the same time, my garden is beginning to remind me that another season is ending.

My marigolds are still giving me a few beautiful blooms, but I’m also starting to dry some of the flowers so I can collect their seeds.

I love that something finishing its season is already carrying the beginning of the next one.

There is something comforting about that.

We spend so much time looking ahead that sometimes we forget to simply enjoy where we are the fire on a cool evening, the last flowers in the garden, the little rituals that tell us fall has arrived.

And while I’m enjoying this season, I’m saving a small piece of the last one for next year.

I’ll have plenty of marigold seeds, so if you’re local and would like some for your garden next spring, let me know. I’d be happy to share.

Maybe that’s another part of living with the seasons:

Enjoy what’s here.
Save a little of what’s worth carrying forward.
And share some of it with someone else.

Here’s to fires, flowers, marshmallows and making room for the season we’re in.

09/29/2026

Living with the Seasons: Making Space to Listen

Sunday evening, a couple of friends and I tried something a little different, a 90-minute Sacred Sound Journey & Mantra Meditation.

For an hour and a half, there was nowhere we needed to be, nothing we needed to accomplish, and no one we needed to take care of.

Just sound.

Singing bowls, vibration, mantra, silence, and the chance to experience it together in this beautiful space.

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about balance, slowing down, and how difficult it can be to truly let go. Apparently, this has become a theme for me.

But maybe that’s part of living with the seasons.

Fall doesn’t arrive all at once. The light changes. The air cools. The trees slowly begin to turn inward and eventually let go of what they no longer need.

We can do that too.

Sometimes taking care of ourselves isn’t adding another healthy habit to the list. Sometimes it’s saying yes when a friend suggests trying something new. Sometimes it’s spending time with people you enjoy. And sometimes it’s simply creating a little space where you’re not doing anything at all.

For 90 minutes Sunday night, I listened.

Not to my phone.
Not to my schedule.
Not to the running list in my head.

Just listened.

And I got to share that experience with friends.

Maybe that’s a practice worth carrying into this season, not necessarily a sound bath, but making room for experiences that ask us to slow down, connect, and simply be present.

As the world around us begins to quiet, perhaps we can give ourselves permission to quiet a little too.
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mindfulliving

09/25/2026

May the bright Harvest Moon bring you and your loved ones health, peace, abundance, and moments of joy.

May your heart be full, your home be warm, and your path ahead be illuminated with good fortune in this new season.

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!

09/22/2026

Living with the Seasons: Finding Balance

The equinox is one of only two times each year when day and night are nearly equal.

And I’ve been thinking about the word balance.

We talk about it all the time.

Work-life balance.
Eating a balanced diet.
Balancing family and career.
Balancing taking care of others with taking care of ourselves.

But I’m beginning to wonder whether balance is really something we ever achieve.

Maybe it’s something we’re constantly adjusting.

Some weeks work needs more of us.
Sometimes family does.
Sometimes our bodies tell us they’ve had enough and need our attention.

And sometimes we climb into a float tank specifically to relax and discover we’re apparently incapable of doing absolutely nothing.

I’m still working on that one.

Nature isn’t perfectly balanced all year either.

Today, light and darkness meet for a moment and then immediately begin moving in opposite directions again. The nights become longer. The air gets cooler. The trees begin letting go.

Maybe that’s the lesson.

Balance isn’t standing perfectly still in the middle.

It’s noticing when we’ve moved too far in one direction and gently finding our way back.

As we officially enter fall, maybe we don’t need to completely reinvent ourselves.

Maybe we just ask:

What in my life could use a little more balance right now?

And then make one small adjustment.

I’m pretty sure mine involves sleep.

09/15/2026

Living with the Seasons: Learning to Let Go
Apparently, knowing how important it is to rest and actually knowing how to rest are two entirely different things.
I learned that about myself in a float tank.
I decided to try float therapy for the first time. The idea sounded wonderful, floating in warm salt water, removing all the distractions around me and allowing my body and mind to completely relax.
Apparently, no one told my body about the relaxing part.
I tried turning the lights off. I tried the earplugs. I tried getting comfortable.
At one point, I realized I was actually holding my breath and had to remind myself to breathe.
And somewhere in the middle of all of this, I had a realization:
I am really not very good at letting go.
I spend so much of my life doing.
Working. Taking care of people. Thinking about what needs to happen next. Planning. Fixing. Moving.
Even when I'm resting, I'm usually doing something while I'm resting.
Then someone puts me in a quiet tank with absolutely nothing I'm supposed to accomplish...
and apparently my nervous system says, “What exactly is going on here?”
Eventually, I decided I'd had enough for my first time.
But here's the interesting part.
When I got home, I felt better. Some of the little aches I normally carry in my hips and shoulders weren't bothering me as much.
So maybe my body got something out of the experience even if my mind wasn't quite ready to surrender to it.
I've written a lot lately about rest, slowing down and letting go as we move toward fall.
Maybe letting go isn't something we simply decide to do.
Maybe sometimes we have to practice it.
We practice being still.
We practice not being productive.
We practice allowing ourselves to have a moment when nobody needs anything from us.
We practice allowing our bodies to soften instead of always being ready for whatever comes next.
And maybe we're not very good at it the first time.
That's okay.
I'm going to try the float again.
Maybe next time I'll leave the lights off a little longer.
I'll probably skip the earplugs.
And maybe I'll remember to breathe.
I'm learning that slowing down doesn't necessarily come naturally just because we know we need it.
Sometimes rest takes practice too.
And apparently...I'm still practicing.

09/12/2026

Wishing a happy and sweet New Year to all of my friends who celebrate Rosh Hashanah.

May this new year bring you good health, happiness, time with the people you love, and plenty of reasons to be grateful.

Shanah Tovah!

09/11/2026

25 years later, we remember the lives lost, the families forever changed, and the courage of those who ran toward danger to help others.

May we never forget.

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