Hello blog followers! This is just a quick note to let you know that the posts you receive are from my newsletter, and they were generally sent out weeks or months before they make it onto my blog. I use this blog more like an archive of past writings than an up-to-date way to share … Continue reading Note to blog followers
On Being Led by the Longing for Truth
(published January 24th through my newsletter) At nine years old, I remember staring at my red digital alarm clock when it turned to 11:11 or 5:55 or 3:33 and making a wish. I always wished the same wish. I wished this wish on all my birthday cakes for years to come, and when someone would … Continue reading On Being Led by the Longing for Truth
Ariel Interviewed on “Two Black Guys With Good Credit” about Minimalism
Last month the "Two Black Guys With Good Credit" interviewed me on their very hilarious, extremely intelligent podcast. This is a podcast I listened to regularly to help inspire my financial freedom journey out of debt. Shaun Lynda, one of the hosts, also happens to be a regular yoga student in my classes. When he … Continue reading Ariel Interviewed on “Two Black Guys With Good Credit” about Minimalism
The Hidden Gifts of Envy
Envy is one of the most misunderstood feelings out there. People act like it's something to avoid or even be ashamed of. So they often miss out on the great gifts to be found inside this sometimes icky feeling emotion. But once you get your envy working for you, you will uncover a wealth of … Continue reading The Hidden Gifts of Envy
Your Youth or Your life: On Aging Gracefully
Today I visited the Brooklyn Museum where I got to see the wonderful Georgia O'Keeffe exhibit "Living Modern". The exhibit displayed numerous paintings from different times in her life. But it also showed her life through photographs - portraits of her from youth until old age (she died at 99). As I made my way through … Continue reading Your Youth or Your life: On Aging Gracefully
This World is a Symphony
Although I have had many glimpses of the divine throughout my years, I have only ever been completely overtaken once. I was 26 years old and my boyfriend had bought me a five day silent retreat at the Omega Institute with a spiritual teacher called Adyashanti. There were a couple hundred of us there, some … Continue reading This World is a Symphony
On Starting the Day
I awake in a clot of blankets. It's cold so there are two quilts and a tangle of sheets wrapped around my legs. There's one chirpity-chirping bird out a window sill but I usually don't notice it until I'm sitting in the kitchen, sipping the coffee. It's perched on the adjacent window in the courtyard, … Continue reading On Starting the Day
Crystal Clear Beginnings Make for Amazing Results
Imagine you want to push a canoe out into the center of a lake. But there is a current, and little waves rolling up against the shore. You push the canoe out, it coasts a short ways with the force of your momentum, but then eventually that current reverses its course and brings it back to where you are … Continue reading Crystal Clear Beginnings Make for Amazing Results
My Embarrassing Night at the GQ Awards and Your Awakening Process
Back when I was 19, after acting in a guest-starring spot on an episode of The Sopranos, a lot of things in my life changed very quickly. Various successful individuals in the entertainment industry were conspiring to help me get representation to move my career forward. Joey Pantalone (who acted as my boyfriend in the episode) had … Continue reading My Embarrassing Night at the GQ Awards and Your Awakening Process
The Joy That Lives Inside of You
In recent years I have made a strange and wonderful discovery: I am much happier than I thought. And this joy has been there all along… even when I couldn’t feel it. This discovery was prompted by a car accident in 2011. It was one of those hit by drunk driver, spinning on the LA … Continue reading The Joy That Lives Inside of You