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This essay pulls together a variety of topics that I'm deeply passionate about - motherhood, astrology, writing and local travel.

Pema Chodron reminds us that our crazy and awesome are all mixed into the same bowl. Remove what you think does not belong and there goes the richness and uniqueness, the youness that could not be replicated. 

Begin to take note of what continues to find you. Observe with intent and notice how the presence of these small appearances can bring comfort and offer direction. 

Since I've begun intimately studying ancient astrology nearly a year ago, the push and pull between a person's ability to exercise free will and the idea that our lives are determined follows me everywhere I go. 

  The one and only time I've ever gotten a D on a paper was in undergrad Philosophy at Temple University. My professor, a quirky old man who wore ...

  My teacher, Acyuta-Bhava Das, explained that the moon takes on significations of other things but also has its own significations too, like a se...

Feeling the pressure of living in a culture that demands productivity and results can be destructive to the pursuit of finding time to waste. 

Without questioning our motives and intentions for any and all actions, we risk living life from habit and inheritance of that which may not be ours to do, believe or carry on. 

Looking skillfully at a birthchart, we can interpret skills and weaknesses. An astrologer can translate potential tendencies alongside inherent conflicts and tensions. Next we must ask ourselves: Should we follow the current of natal promise? Why or why not?

It seems as if we all feel stuck in our life path or with the choices we've made at some point or even periodically. Limits and boundaries of time, energy and resources surround us. The freedom we seek, that we perceive to be on the other side of that "stuckness" lies in gratitude and solitude for me. I've been actively working towards accepting my limitations for years now. Still very much a work in progress.

I am responsible to teach my children how to behave in a world that is recalibrating beneath their sneakers.

My curious son is seeking answers. Every time he leaps in the air to catch his football, he lands on yet a new earth...again. Through keeping stories such as the ones contained in this hot pink treasure chest of a book, I promise to take responsibility to answer his questions about why girl power exists and how we can incorporate women more fully into the evolving stories of our lifetime.