What’s The Rush?
My heart was racing while staring blankly outside. I jumped into my jeans, threw my sweater over my head, stuffed my PJs into my overnight bag, and grabbed my shoes, [...]
Is it still a demon if it has no horns?
While I was staring at my blank screen this morning, watching the cursor blink its silent accusation, my phone rang. Which is always a reprieve when writer's block is laughing [...]
On the road to enlightenment
One of the most fun things about co-creating Conscious & Carefree are the offline conversations we often get to engage in with our followers. After my last post, I think [...]
I think, therefore I am
In 1637, the French philosopher René Descartes concluded that, in a world of illusion, the only immutable truth is that we only exist because we think. I’m thinking René was [...]
Spreading the happiness
Although people's interests come in endless flavours and varieties, there is a goal that most of us tend to share—the quest to be happy. Of course, emotions come in cycles, [...]
The habits we hold
For anyone walking the path towards becoming conscious and carefree, there comes a time when we need to look at our habits. Because, here’s the thing: of all the ways [...]
All we’ve got is this
I was lying around with a friend a few weeks ago and she turned to me and said, “Tell me the story of your tattoos.” To date, I have four [...]
Moving beyond fear
In recent weeks, it’s been impossible to turn on the TV, pick up a newspaper, or listen to the radio without being exposed to a measure of worry or fear. [...]
What we make of ourselves
In the book Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert, there is a scene that has deeply influenced my life since the moment I read it. I’m going from memory here, [...]