Nature

The Call Back Home: A Return to What We’ve Lost

Travel
the call back home; sayulita; girl and ocean; rocks; ocean waves

Feet sinking into sand. Sticky air. Heat kissing my face and arms. The sound of waves galloping to shore. Foamy fingers; bubbles popping.The call back home. Birds whistling. Palms rustling. Driftwood everywhere. The sharp scent of smoke. Salt and ash on my tongue. And the foul bowels of low tide. I am here, in my body, tasting every sense, one at a time. My phone is untouched in my backpack. There is no podcast playing. There is no book in my hands. It is just me and the ocean, her heartbeat thumping rhythmically with mine. As a collective, we are losing the experience of presence. The devices in our hands...

3 Practices to Move Through an Ebb in Productivity

Business
ebb in productivity; girl by a waterfall

“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.”-Lao Tzu Rhythms. Cycles. Seasons. Can we take a hint from nature about an ebb in productivity? Contrary to popular belief, we are not meant to be “ON” all the time in order to be successful and bank the fruits of our efforts. We’re meant to live rhythmically, like the beat of a heart.We’re meant to cycle, like the push and pull of ocean tides.We’re meant to experience seasons—like spring when seeds are sown, or winter, when a deep freeze is necessary. The belief that we need to be productive all the time in order to be successful is simply a deeply conditioned...