Title: Being & Becoming

Gender: Female

Age: Ageless

Sun Sign: Virgo

Chinese Sign: Earth Rooster

Location: Southern California

My highest goal is to participate in the evolution/expansion/elevation of human consciousness through cultivating love, awareness, joy, knowledge, understanding and compassion.  In turn, I hope to spark (or further enflame) these qualities in others who cross my path.  I strive to be fully present in each moment for myself, for those whose lives I am privileged to touch and share, and for those I encounter only for a fleeting moment.  I believe that we are presented with hundreds of opportunities each and every day to make the world a better place through actions as simple as a smile, a kind word, a seemingly small act of service, an organic vegan meal lovingly prepared for family and friends…..the list is endless.  I attempt to find balance between opening myself to the vast wisdom of others while remaining true to my own innermost voice and intuition.  I practice yoga and meditation to feed my soul, ground me, center me, and fill me with a sense of inner calm and bliss that I can then manifest in the world.  I seek to recognize, appreciate, and draw forth the good in others and to revel in the infinite beauty all around me.  I am committed to loving, nurturing, and caring for those whose precious hearts are in some small part entrusted to me, and I endeavor to leave this world a little bit kinder, gentler, and healthier than I found it.  I aspire to wake up each morning and ask myself the question:  How can I live my life to its highest purpose today and into the future? 

On my best days, I live in alignment with these goals and aspirations.  On my worst days, I hit the snooze alarm (both literally and figurately speaking)….I fail to return phone calls, I obsess about my petty problems while turning my back on the world's profound suffering, and I lose my patience with my 5-year-old son (dare I admit that I even occasionally yell)?  But on all of these days, on some level of reality I know that I am right where I need to be in each moment, and I do my best to practice self-compassion.  Which is not an excuse to stop reaching, learning and growing to become the best that I can be.  It is a never-ending process, which is all part of the challenge and the fun.

Oh yeah, and most of all, I try never to forget to laugh.  Sometimes we take it all too seriously…… 
 
Namaste, fellow Zaadsters!

“As earthly creatures continually subject to relative disappointment, pain, and loss, we cannot avoid feeling vulnerable.  Yet as an open channel through which great love enters this world, the human heart remains invincible.  Being wholly and genuinely human means standing firmly planted in both dimensions, celebrating that we are both vulnerable and indestructible at the same time.”  - John Welwood, “Perfect Love, Imperfect Relationships”

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