Category: Conscious Living

  • The Man in the Yellow Field

    A Poem About Dancing with Death Crouching in the field of brilliant yellow calendulaHe faces away from the sunThat glances across his handsome faceHe was my lover once We have just walked on the mountain, through the forestI gathered tiny wildflowersTo bring home to press in my journalHe posed for pictures We stood side by…

  • The Stone

    A short story about a heart freed from grief. Ruby nudged the edge of the creamy coloured stone with her big toe as the warm salty water crested gently over her sun browned foot. Bending over, she pried the stone from the sand and bounced it in her hand to feel its weight. She was…

  • A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Nuclear Annihilation

    My mother would have asked me, “Do you mean funny ‘ha ha’ or funny peculiar?” Right now I mean funny epiphany if that is a thing. I could laugh at its simplicity and I could be perplexed by the peculiarity of the collective human psyche. We are what got us here. Having this discussion. You…

  • Wonder About the Secret of LIFE?

    It’s WONDER. There is a fast ferry between Aegina Island where I live and the port of Pireaus in Greece, but I prefer the slow boat any day. It is a super, guilt-free, time to have an ipnaki (nap) or if we take our hotspot, to catch up on emails and such. On the ferry…

  • Depressed or Just Hungry?

    When I am tired or my blood sugar is low because I am hungry for nourishing foods, problems can loom larger. I simply choose to care for myself with the rest and nourishment I require for vitality. Exhilarated Life: Discovering Inner Happiness We wilt just like plants when we are desperate for nourishment. The thing…

  • When Down is Part of Up

    Whenever I feel lonely or down, I take some time to drop deeper into the quiet space within. Here I find the soft voice of all that I might be whispering encouragement. Exhilarated Life: Discovering Inner Happiness A long and fulfilled life is not one gentle glide to Nirvana. Life can get jagged at times…

  • Media Whips You Up – What Calms You Down?

    Media and other negative voices cause stress, which weakens me. I choose strength by listening to my inner voice offering ways to nourish my body and calm my mind. Exhilarated Life:Discovering Inner Happiness Sensation sells news and fear sells products. Ratings rule and you are only as good as the number of likes your post…

  • Loving Yourself As You Are

    I nourish my body with wholesome foods, my mind with gratitude and forgiveness, and my spirit with loving relationships. All this I do by loving myself as I am. Exhilarated Life: Discovering Inner Happiness Too often we can’t find the courage or discipline to make the simple consistent choices that will change our lives. We…

  • The Wonder of it All

    When I realize that every modern convenience from aspirins to airplanes began with a thought, I am in awe of my own power to create the world I experience. ~Exhilarated Life When I really take in the truth of this, I am made small and gigantic at the same time. It’s a paradox. Nothing in…

  • When Despair Seems a Reasonable Response

    Overcoming mind with heart. The sunshine was beaming through the windows and making patterns across the carpet. After days of rains and high winds along with a little hail, we were soaking up the rays with gratitude. Over coffee – espresso with froth of oat milk – my son and I settled into our morning…