<![CDATA[Sum of Our Parts (formerly Idle State) - Medium]]> https://medium.com/sumofourparts?source=rss----e608aee08b13---4 https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/proxy/1*TGH72Nnw24QL3iV9IOm4VA.png Sum of Our Parts (formerly Idle State) - Medium https://medium.com/sumofourparts?source=rss----e608aee08b13---4 Medium Wed, 27 May 2026 14:26:13 GMT <![CDATA[An Ode to the Warrior Woman]]>

There is a part of me that has laid dormant all of my life. Rare glimpses of her revealed in fragments throughout my past but there was…

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]]> https://medium.com/sumofourparts/an-ode-to-the-warrior-woman-306d9bef82e3?source=rss----e608aee08b13---4 https://medium.com/p/306d9bef82e3 Mon, 13 Apr 2020 21:32:50 GMT 2020-04-30T03:52:24.105Z <![CDATA[Mindfulness — the Soma of Our Brave New World?]]>

Our cat, Eleven, used to meow at us incessantly during the hour leading up to her morning and evening feedings. As a mindfulness and…

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On making the decision to become a licensed therapist.

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Some words for my unborn brother

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How slow & solitary travel improved (and continues to improve) my life

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A poem for Mother Ayahuasca

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“Passion in a relationship is commensurate with the amount of uncertainty you can tolerate.”  — Tony Robbins

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A poem about missed connections

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Overview and takeaways on a book about the science and philosophy of meditation and enlightenment

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Is spirituality just religion reformed or could it be something more?

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