by jlouden | Sep 1, 2014 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
I write this from the shallow swamp where the black dog hunts, otherwise known as a bout of the blues. I wrote about NOT being ashamed of being depressed here, and it’s been one of my popular posts ever. Turns out many of us suffer from feeling depressed. AND...
by jlouden | Aug 17, 2014 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
Con·di·tion [kuhn-dish-uhn] noun: a state of being. Enoughness [ih-nuhf-ness] adjective: sufficient to satisfy a factually stated desire; a satisfactory amount. What is enough? What a tantalizing question. Can you feel it in your body, maybe around your belly button...
by jlouden | Jun 29, 2014 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
I woke up a couple of mornings ago hearing the words, “Don’t be afraid of rigor.” There is a growing love in me for showing up as fully as I can through presence and choice, rather than rules and comparison (by comparison I mean seeing that someone...
by jlouden | Jun 1, 2014 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
This month was all about seeing a behavior of mine I do not like at all. Mom had an infection in her colon (enough said) and Bob spent a few weeks really, really sick. When the people I love are sick, I get brusque. A little cold. I know, not very becoming or womanly....
by jlouden | May 3, 2014 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
I savored big time on my honeymoon in Bali – the trip of lifetime for us. It was all about devotion – devoting ourselves to the culture, to love, to yoga, to living outdoors. It blew much gunky old stories and sadness out of my heart. These are the...
