I’m sitting here in my new coffee shop, drinking my new favorite hot beverage, in my new neighborhood, right across from my new apartment, as I write this–each of those things invigorating me in a way I would have never considered just a few months ago. Transition is funny that way. It happens and then a whole new world of... Read More

This whole Pokeman Go! craze has me thinking about robots–people acting as such, that is. Here is a really cool vid about a real life robot, Bina-48. She’s pretty awesome. What I’m listening to: Leaps of Faith in a Benevolent Universe (Sounds True podcast) with my spirit crush, Lissa Rankin. What I’m reading: How to Fall into Intimacy Without Resistance Fave... Read More

Happy Independence Day, America! All this talk of independence has me thinking about freedom. As you very well know, there are many levels to freedom: political, professional, personal (just to name a few). For all the freedom I’m blessed with (and admittedly take for granted), this day I’m pondering personal freedom. In the past few weeks I’ve been thinking and... Read More

It was 2010, Elisa was over seas teaching in Hong Kong and I was living somewhat of the bachelor life (minus the sleeping around part) in my tiny little studio in Mount Vernon, Baltimore. I was bartending at the Metropolitan and teaching early morning classes at Fed Hill Fit, which was a conflict of schedule, no doubt. Alone in my... Read More

“Happiness and unhappiness are states of mind, and therefore their real causes cannot be found outside the mind.” -Gen Kelsang Nyema I never understood this concept until I experienced it for myself. For years I’d been searching for happiness outside myself: when I’d get the right job, when I’d finally settle in the perfect relationship, when I’d become completely debt-free.... Read More

You know how we didn’t like rules as kids? And then we set rules for ourselves as adults and get just as much pleasure breaking them. Until the guilt sets in, that is. I learned about Good Fucking Design Advice through one of my favorite podcasts: The Unmistakable Creative. As I scrolled their site, I found this pledge, and I... Read More

I just got off the phone with a client who has been feeling stagnant in her work and wondering if she’s on the right path to passion. She has a job of purpose, and yet feels unfulfilled. When we first began work together a few months ago, she couldn’t understand why she wasn’t happier and more satisfied. After our first... Read More