Dear Universe, I thought of London this week, as I often do, but this was different. How could I not reminisce about London when this poster kept greeting me every corner I turned at work? “Keep Calm and Flaunt It.” Certainly, the sexiest Keep Calmism I’ve seen yet. But it didn’t just stop there. I headed to class (at a …
Dream a Little Dream
“Dreams are illustrations… from the book your soul is writing about you.” ~Marsha Norman Dear Universe, I take dreams seriously. Whether the dream is short, long, confusing or clear, I believe each dream means something. It’s probably because I dream a lot. I’m talking about vivid, action packed, dialogue driven dreams. And it’s probably because most mornings I wake up …
Positive Pause… Go Ahead, Take One
Dear Universe, This semester I have a busy schedule. Okay, a somewhat insane schedule. On certain days I go from car to class to car to train to class to train to class to car to… it gets confusing! If I happen to have time to grab a coffee between all this shuffling around—well, it’s a blessing. I hate rushing, …
It is What it is…
Dear Universe, For the last several months, I’ve found myself taking on a new mantra. Sometimes once a day or sometimes every hour the words, “It is what it is” come to mind. I say it or think it so much that I even wear a necklace that has the words engraved. It’s a universal mantra that I’ve found works …
Back to Back…to Back
Dear Universe, A close friend of mine was talking with me yesterday about how even though she can see positive changes made in her life during this last year, sometimes she can still have moments of feeling like nothing is different at all, that no progress has been made. I knew exactly what she meant. I have to remind myself …
Here a Sign, There a Sign, Everywhere a Sign Sign
“I look for a sign. Where to go next. you never know when you’ll get one. Even the most faithless among us are waiting to be proven wrong.” ~Jillian Lauren Dear Universe, I know some people find it crazy that I not only believe in signs, but that I also ask for signs, look for them and acknowledge them when …
Keep On, Keeping On…
Dear Universe, It’s uplifting to see that the “Keep Calm” Phenomenon is still in full swing here in London and greeting me wherever I go. If anything, the Keep Calmisms have been taken to a whole new level. Anything goes. From t-shirts to tea cups to tea kettles to key rings to ticking clocks, you can buy a Keep Calm …
Cairo Calling
Dear Universe, Can’t believe I’m in Cairo. Yes, I put it on my vision board 2011. Yes, when I asked for a sign about a month and a half ago of whether or not I would go to Egypt, I got it loud and clear about thirty seconds later. (A man I’d never seen before walked by me at the …