The Grace of Nutrition-Wizard Joseph Strickland
Photo credit: Unknown/Borrowed from Joseph Strickland's website NutritionAustin.com. When people refer to “grace”, nutrition does not usually come to mind. Keeping in line with the idea that “grace” often connotes divinity, mystery, and goodness: I do connect...
When Things Get Turned Around…
(Photo Credit: Hannah Caterino) I love this picture. A week ago I took it upside down accidentally because the “sun was in my eyes”. (Really!) The sunset itself was sparkling, but I loved the photo more when I noticed the clouds at my feet. By the way, this is Lake...
Rocketman is the Summertime Must-See
The Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour continues through 2020. You can still see him. Let the cost glow on your debt list too—it will shine like the lights of Madison Square Garden bouncing off the sequins of Elton’s sparkling pink kimono. Yes, that’s what he wore for his encore.
My 3 Car Accidents and Their Graceful Lessons
(Photo Credit: Hannah Caterino -- Yes that is my hot rod Toyota Corolla, named “Happy”) In less than 18 months, I was in 3 car accidents—all 3 left all drivers uninjured, and none were my fault. How do I know? Well, I didn’t pay a dime for the almost ten thousand...
Reconstructing a Home: Spring Cleaning of the Self
Photo Credit: Simon Matzinger by Pexels Throughout my life, I changed physical homes often, a turtle who has known many shells. This occurs for varying reasons: a fluctuation of income, a geographical relocation, a change in relationship, or a need for a more peaceful...
Fightmaster Yoga: The Graceful Antidote to Chatter
(Photo Credit: Maggie Davis, featuring Lesley Fightmaster) I’ll cut right to it: I practice yoga at home with Lesley Fightmaster’s videos because Lesley is clearly a teacher who leads from both life and yoga experience, and who embraces the wisdom of yoga as medicine....
SIBO Treatment: A Prebiotic and Graceful Remedy
(Photo Credit: Delphine Hourlay) I am rewriting this on 11/30/19. I’ve had SIBO for 14 months, since October 2018. I now understand much more of the healing journey—and it has been quite the journey. Anyone who lives with this knows! SIBO is a recently...
The Beauty of Marie Forleo’s B School
(Photo Credit: Eric Michael Pearson) When I was a senior at Rutgers University, I took 2 semesters of American Indian Studies with Professor Calvin Luther Martin. “Calvin”, as he preferred to be called, led our large lecture hall by standing behind us with a...
Darlingside: An Invitation to the Ether
(Photo Credit: Cameron Gee) Darlingside, an indie-folk band from Massachusetts, is the perfect first musical group to highlight in Things Graceful. Standing in a crowd at a Darlingside performance is something akin to attending a church, temple, or mosque. Or a...
About This Blog: Things Graceful
Sometimes words come through me easily, and I ride them like a trusting passenger. The deepest destination would be the place inside of me that is also inside of you, and we both arrive the moment you read and understand.
This is the movement of grace. Let it feed us. Let it be medicine.