We’re on Day 4 of gray, gray, gray (did I mention gray?) weather here in NYC. There’s a reason I don’t live in Portland or Seattle and it has nothing to do with the engaged liberal politics, delicious coffee, and bike-friendly roadways. It’s the gray. Though some people find gray romantic and misty and subtly …
These gray, Seattle-like days make me wish I could: 1) Finger-paint the rainbow 2) Frolic in flowers 3) Take a giant vacuum cleaner and suck up all the gray cloud bunnies till there’s nothing left but blue and sunshine 4) Nap 5) Fly above the clouds and into clear skies 6) Wear rose-colored glasses 7) …
Took this photo today while walking home in Brooklyn. A perfect metaphor for persistence, unexpected beauty, blooming where you’re planted, all the clichés that mean: “Surprise! Life is cool! Remember?” And it reminded me of these Spearhead lyrics. Because what doesn’t remind me of Spearhead lyrics? “… grass can grow up through a crack in …
Just because I saw this an hour or so ago en route to an unpleasant appointment and it almost made everything better.
Oh, how I love when surfers ride gigantic waves. Because: 1) It seems like one of the boldest, bravest, most balls/ovaries-out thing you could do, really. Plus, having lived in Maui, I’ve seen some of those biggies up close-ish and been humbled to my non-surfing bones by the raw power of water. 2) Surfers are …
Yesterday I got an awesome meditation cue from my yoga teacher: Think of an extremely happy moment in your life. Maybe you’re a kid or a teenager or maybe it was last week. Find it and feel it, really go there and embody that feeling. Now listen: What does it sound like? Is it “eeee!” …
Hi, beautiful! Welcome to Follow Your Yum, a blog all about living juicy, living well, living fresh–but in a real, non-tinkle bells sort of way (though there’s nothing wrong with tinkle bells!). We’re getting our slow, gentle start, but in the coming months expect daily posts on wellness, creativity, natural beauty, yoga, relaxation, play, food, …
