Published in My Darling Simplicity·Jul 13Member-onlyLet’s Talk About Death, BabyIt’s time we bring back the song ‘Let’s Talk About Sex’ by the 1990s girl band Salt’N’Pepa. I’m also waiting for someone to make a parody edition titled ‘Let’s Talk About Death.’ I feel the beat already. ‘Let’s talk about death, baby. Let’s talk about you and me. And all…Death9 min read
Published in My Darling Simplicity·Jun 5Member-onlyLessons from a Love Letter — UnsentWe went to the lavendar farm that summer, walking hand-in-hand, through fields of purple and bumbling, buzzing bees. In the sunlight, her hair took on the color of raw honey and her eyes drank in the world around us and everything was proper and right. …Love Letters5 min read
Published in My Darling Simplicity·May 31Member-onlyHow to Find the Best Coffee in Greece…and the poetry of the mundane Look for the old Greek men, the locals who have spent their lives beneath the unforgiving Mediterranean sun. Their skin will hold the redness of the heat and some will look as if they’ve prematurely been beaten into leather. They’ll laugh and play games…Poetry3 min read
Published in My Darling Simplicity·Apr 25Member-onlyOn Hosting Yourself: Creating a Routine That WorksThe light flickered through the windowshades casting hues of gold and bronze across the old hardwood floor and shadows that deepened the bags beneath a friend’s eyes and the shallows of her cheeks. Tucked into an old grey hoodie, hair spilling out the sides, clasping a cup of coffee in…Morning Routines5 min read
Jan 26Member-onlyBe Like the Saints — Satsang with Paramahamsa VishwanandaParamahamsa Vishwananda teaches us to live with love and often reminds us to look to the saints as an example. This satsang is about one saint in particular who has inspired the hearts and minds of many. Excerpt from Paramahamsa Vishwananda’s satsang on 4 January 2022 in Malaga, Spain PV: [after singing bhajan ‘Garuda Gamana Tava — Mama Tapama Pa Kuru Deva’] …Saint6 min read
Published in My Darling Simplicity·Dec 21, 2021Member-onlyDear bell hooksRest in peace. Rest in power. Rest in love. Before I found faith, before I found love in faith, I found bell hooks. She is the one who first taught me about love outside of my parents. She taught me that love isn’t always soft and gentle. It can be…Bell Hooks4 min read
Published in My Darling Simplicity·Oct 1, 2021Member-onlyThe Role of Food in Gatherings (and some fall favorites too)My aunt lives in a big blue house on the corner of the street and on Easter, her kitchen is reliably adorned in pastels, the bulletin board is coated in pictures of the visitors of the day, and candy sits in the bowl on the windowsill waiting for adolescent hands…Family Dinner7 min read
Published in My Darling Simplicity·Sep 14, 2021Member-onlyEvent Review: Living Bhakti RetreatThe Danish summer never gets too hot and seems to exist as a perfect spring day. The deep blue and grey of the sea met the light blue of the sky in the horizon line, dogs and kids ran up and down the beach, and lovers walked hand-in-hand. …Yoga Retreat6 min read
Published in The Narrative·Sep 6, 2021Member-only7 Tips for the Top of Your First FourteenerGrand, towering mountains, snowcapped peaks, bluebird skies, and red rocks. Colorado is known for having the most fourteeners in the US, second only to Alaska. …Hiking5 min read
Published in My Darling Simplicity·Sep 4, 2021Member-onlyNicknames & Pickle PartiesIt always seemed a little like magic to me. A rolling boil of salt and spices on the stove. Jar after jar lined up on the counter. …Host7 min read