by Daisy Rosales | Jan 24, 2021 | mindfulness
Many of us think of the great outdoors as a place to be active— complete with gear from REI. National parks are for hiking, rockclimbing, fishing, mountaineering, and sleeping only if you can manage to carry your belongings on your back. For some (and sometimes for...
by Daisy Rosales | Dec 31, 2020 | mindfulness, spirituality
There are myriad labels we can use to describe the events of this year, but “pleasant” is not one of them. A global pandemic that has taken too many lives. Destructive natural disasters that point to our climate crisis. The exposure of systemic racism in the US, and...
by Daisy Rosales | Nov 22, 2020 | Home, Travel Tips
“When will we be able to travel again?” I used to think this question had a clear answer. But considering how this pandemic has unfolded, I’ve realized that maybe it’s no longer the right question to ask. Maybe a better question to ask is— what...
by Daisy Rosales | Sep 14, 2020 | self-improvement
As I write this, I’m coming off of a week that felt particularly catastrophic. We’re in a global pandemic. The US west coast, where we live, is ablaze like never before. People are missing, the air is dangerous to breathe. Massive injustices plague our...
by Daisy Rosales | Jul 19, 2020 | People, self-improvement
No cap, no gown, no frenzied march around campus in a sea of cheerful graduates. The Class of 2020, from middle school to graduate school, skipped commencement this year, and I am among them. While the temptation is to allow our current pandemic to engulf any...
