“Nothing Changes If Nothing Changes.” …It’s so easy to get off track, to get distracted. I felt this deeply during my recent trip to India. Every day was full, on-the-move, action-packed, and brimming with constant activity. Beautiful in its own way, yet somewhere in all that running around, I felt a void, as a subtle […]

Not Meant for Everyone! ***I know I don’t connect with everyone. I know what I speak about may not resonate with everyone. I tend to be structured, someone who reflects and ponders. I don’t really enjoy routine conversations. I don’t naturally talk about everything or everyone. It may feel a little “boring” to some, but that’s who I

“Pain Into Purpose!” For anyone hurting or feeling low. Please stay with yourself. Even here, something within you is beginning to rise. Turn pain into purpose. In my journey as a doctor, I have learned that the body may seek treatment but the spirit craves meaning. Sometimes people, situations, and circumstances push you; they shake

…”Transactional Relationships, Yes Or No?”  …Someone mentioned to me that every relationship is transactional.I kept thinking about it. Is it really true? Convincing at first. After all, we give, we receive, we expect. That’s how life flows through. Being human means needing. That’s the harsh reality. There is always some exchange of time, energy, and care.

…Listening, The Embrace Of The “Unsaid.” I love to write.I love to emote.I love to express.That’s forever, me. Silence catches me unaware, meets me unexpectedly, often leaving me wonderstruck. But listening, I’ve learned, and am still learning, is an art. Some are naturally inclined to it. For someone like me, it is a conscious practice. It clearly asks

…”Invited Depth, Are You One Of Those?” I have been told numerous times, “You are very intense.” Emotionally attuned, in sync.Yes, that’s who I am. I connect fully. I carry without shrinking myself. I tend to carry more than most around me. I carry energies to the core, seated in my cells, in my bones, in the quiet

“WHEN SILENCE SPOKE.” Until about ten years ago, I thought I had it all: a materially driven world and both feet dipped in the social arena. Gossip, whims, constant movement, and intoxicated in good cheer, you name it. I lived it. I believed I needed people around me to feel alive. I thrived on that. Then I

~”THE QUIET REASON THEY CAME AND LEFT.” …I often wonder why some people walk into our lives from nowhere, boom, suddenly, unmistakably, standing right in front of us.You look at them all bewildered.Hello… do I know you? That strange déjà vu that leaves you quietly disoriented.And just like that, a deep connection forms.Why, I wonder. Perhaps for reasons

~FRAGMENTS OF YESTERDAY! …we all have that one bond we deeply care forthat one connection we don’t want to lose a moment we don’t want to let passa moment we wish to hold a little longera moment that asks us to staya passage we carry withinan encounter that remainsa passing that leaves its marka presence that enduresa

…we are meant for “some”, not all. and,that is just enough. but first,come home to your heart. it yearns for you.it knows your truth.it holds your stillness.it asks for nothing.it rests with you.it meets you. and only,it needs you.and in all of this, let yourself be number one! ~with heart,monika