Sometime in September 2012 I received a call from my OBGYN that has forever changed my life. “Victoria, listen, the genetic tests we ran last month came back and I wanted to call you to let you know what they were. The results are positive, you have inherited the breast cancer gene”.
Tibetan sand paintings are a cultural tradition used to express the transitiveness of material life. Monks will spend hours upon hours working creating these intricate designs by carefully placing colored sand particles into different shapes, only to destroy the painting upon its completion. In modern-day/Western-mind terms, what this symbolizes is the back-breaking, long, and arduous […]
Last week on Monday I broke up with a man I had been dating for the last four months. Today I was told by a person dear to me that she could not think of three good qualities about me and refused to take the time to come up with any. Womp-womp-womp
Today I started playing with a new concept beautifully expressed by Bruce Lee. This quote more or less wraps up some of what I have been writing about throughout the last weeks because it expresses through the use of a simple metaphor how being in the moment is the only way to be.
Last week I wrote about Ho’oponopono, the ancient Hawaiian method for healing. At the time, I had only done a little bit of research and wrote about the little bit I had been able to gather on the internet. However, I felt like there had to be more to healing with Ho’oponopono than repeating the […]
On my way to work I like to listen to music to start my day in the right vibration. My Pandora radio station options range anywhere from Enya, Carlos Nakai, Gregorian chants, Kundalini Yoga, and French Jazz. Friday morning a song by Israel “Iz” Kamakawiwoʻole started playing in the Enya station. In the middle of […]
With all of the hype surrounding Valentine’s Day, and our culture’s addiction to seeking for love, I thought it was time to transition into one of the most important subjects of our times–love and relationships. Lately I have come to find that I am not entirely satisfied with the relationships in my life. It would […]
Back in November 2012 I decided to apply to two doctoral Clinical Psychology programs here in Texas. I got all of my admissions requirements together and had them sent to the schools with due diligence, and ever since then I have been on a roller coaster of anxiety towards my future. I’ve found myself in […]
Just a small, bonus quote that deals with the difference between making yourself and finding yourself. Stay tuned for my thoughts on this little gem.
Building off of last week’s post on creating yourself as an aspect of finding yourself, I wanted to touch upon some tips on how you can stay in the now as a first step towards recognizing the true potential found in the moment. These are some ideas I have collected and picked up from different […]
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