The story I was telling myself about what happened wasn’t what happened. That was over. That was a phone call and it had ended hours ago. Now I was making up stories
Oil
I asked the therapist at the end: If you could give one piece of advice to anyone (including me), based on your expertise as an Ayurvedic massage therapist, what would it be?
At Kripalu
I am sitting in the sunroom on the fourth floor, where I had a breakthrough epiphany many years ago. It was here that I began transcribing letters from my Inner Wisdom Guide. This sunroom has always been one of my favorite places. It’s all redecorated now, tricked out with slouchy, lounge-friendly furniture in greens and … Continue reading At Kripalu
Inspired By In October 2024
Watching: Documentary on Netflix called America’s Sweethearts: The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. Weirdly compelling. The DCC fascinates me because it’s like a cult. Why are these women so willing to devote their whole lives to this organization, even though they get paid about what a worker at Chipotle gets paid? I kept waiting for one of … Continue reading Inspired By In October 2024
Ending The Year With Fun?
What exactly do I want more of in my life right now? What might I theme around from now until the end of the year?
Zillow
My daughter is looking at houses. On Zillow. The Pinterest of Real Estate. I read today that the Fed is poised to lower mortgage interest rates, and buyers are ready to pounce. My daughter is ready to pounce. She’s been looking on Zillow for about a month now, and she sends me links to the … Continue reading Zillow
Don’t Assume
This new development made me think a lot about how when you get old, people treat you differently. You even treat yourself differently, especially when it comes to self-improvement and self-renovation projects.
Embracing Structure: How I Overcame Boredom and Boosted Productivity
I wish I were more free-wheeling and spontaneous, a creature of whimsy, driven by synchronicity and intuition rather than the Pomodoro technique. In my psychology, I want to be what BoHo Chic is in fashion—all flowy skirts, strappy sandals,,and diaphanous scarves— the Anthropologie aesthetic.
Inspired By In August 2024
I am bored. This feels shameful to admit. My mother always said, “Only the boring are bored,” whenever I complained of boredom as a kid. It was a cut. It shattered my image of myself as a fascinating child, full of ideas and potential. Boredom feels akin to being sick, or having some shameful condition like crabs. It feels like a personal hygiene issue that I must take care of, stat.
What Makes You Feel Inspired?
This blog is called Inspiration Location, but it’s not where I go. I come here to pressure myself to keep noticing my life, to keep looking for the magic, for what lights me up, and not drown in to-do lists and routines. I have to keep myself inspired to be happy. But it’s hard.
Inspiration Location 