OkanaganmamaApr 8, 20213 minBreak up with your scale...... it is hard to remember exactly when I heard this, but it sank in. It became clear to me how much power some of us give that tiny...
OkanaganmamaMar 28, 20213 minSoulStrongIt is time for me to share what I have been up to lately. So many things. So much has changed. Everything for me really. About a year and...
OkanaganmamaJan 28, 20214 minHow everything changed once I took control of my morning routine.I used to be a multiple snooze-button hitting, get up at the last second, squeeze in a coffee drive-through line-up before work, kind of...
OkanaganmamaDec 31, 20203 minOn being alone…What a year it has been. I see so many people reflecting on 2020 and all it has held for us. I am not into resolutions, but I do enjoy...
OkanaganmamaDec 5, 20204 minReconnecting with my IntuitionSomewhere along the way, I figured something out for myself. When thinking and weighing in my mind whether or not I should do something,...
OkanaganmamaNov 4, 20203 minThe SpiralHow many times have I said to myself “I am spiralling”? Many of us know the feeling of swirling deeper and deeper into negative emotions...
OkanaganmamaOct 15, 20203 minA giraffe and a turtle…There is a parable I love about turtles and giraffes. I return to it over and over and find that at times it helps me release the desire...
OkanaganmamaSep 19, 20202 minWhat it all comes down to...It has been a great week. A hard week. I have been working on a few projects and I have put in a lot of hours this week. I am wanting to...
OkanaganmamaAug 24, 20204 minA Few Thoughts on ExerciseI remember being a kid and being fascinated by the phrase ‘hitting the wall’ when people referred to running a marathon. I understood...
OkanaganmamaAug 19, 20204 minA taste of my own medicineThe day started out like any other. Into my third week of holidays and the days are melting pleasantly together. Adriana and I are away...
OkanaganmamaJul 10, 20204 minThe Illusion of PerfectionI have been pondering the idea of perfection. Of being a “perfectionist”. Of our desire to prove that we have it all together, that our...
OkanaganmamaJun 12, 20204 minHere's where I am at...It has been a crazy few weeks. I would never have guessed that something would eclipse coronavirus. In the news, in my mind. But then it...
OkanaganmamaMay 18, 20204 minThe Kite WalkI have a story to tell that is near and dear to my heart. It is a story I have only told to a few people. It’s about a day that truly...
OkanaganmamaMay 9, 20203 min“Moments of Contentment and Peace”I have always been on a search of sorts. A search for something more, something intangible, a feeling that seemed elusive and often just...
OkanaganmamaMay 2, 20204 minWhen things finally make sense...I learned at an early age that I should do what was needed to make the world around me more comfortable. Maybe I was born with that...
OkanaganmamaApr 25, 20204 minTwo opposing truthsI am feeling the need to write about holding two opposing truths in our minds at the same time. Knowing they are both true. Knowing they...
OkanaganmamaApr 18, 20203 minInspirationI am constantly having a conversation in my head. And I mean constantly. Sometimes all I want to do is turn that conversation off. I...
OkanaganmamaApr 10, 20203 minJust today...I have learned in the last few years that I love dopamine hits. Can’t get enough. Physiologically speaking, my tests show that I am...
OkanaganmamaApr 4, 20203 minOur collective breath…There is a rhythm and a pattern to this world we are living in right now. We are going through phases, and I am noticing that the phases...