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 | Mar 29, 2020 | mindfulness, self-improvement
Prior to the coronavirus outbreak, our lives seemed to be moving at breakneck speed. I, especially, had abandoned any past commitment to slow living when I realized that I could do so much more with my time if I just… crammed it all in. I’m embarrassed and...
by Daisy Rosales | Mar 19, 2020 | mindfulness, spirituality
Our current global crisis has catalyzed numerous reactions, from individuals like you and me shuttered away in our homes, to large multinational organizations working to respond in time. Amidst all the advocacy, commentary, and reporting (and much of this is...
by Daisy Rosales | Sep 5, 2017 | mindfulness, spirituality
We live in an age where we feel as though everything matters and nothing can wait. Between headlines, notifications, and the regular demands of our work and home life, it is all too easy to go through an entire day (or week) doing nothing other than responding to what...
by Daisy Rosales | Dec 23, 2016 | mindfulness
As we enter into Christmas weekend, I’m noticing a trend. Photographs are shared that harken to that holiday feeling we all love and hold in our hopes. Tales of travel (or pilgrimage, perhaps) unfurl as friends go near and far to spend these days away from work....