The Everyday Yogi

I love the feedback I get on my blogs. The feedback themes primarily focus on how relatable they are to the common human experience. I’ve heard people say, “It’s like you are speaking directly to me or “I can hear your real voice”. I also hear feedback on how well they are written and how motivating they are. I’m not here to toot my own horn today. Though who doesn’t love a good horn tootin’! If I am a good blog writer, it's because I have been a writer my whole life. At my age and with my long career, if I weren’t a good writer, I might as well pack up and move on! Lately, there has been a shift in culture from the traditional approach to writing to utilizing AI to assist with content creation. In some cases, people may use AI to write all the content. This leaves a lot of room for debate in education systems, the downfall of creative skills, plagiarism, authenticity, and more. In the health and wellness blog space, there is a continuing loss of authenticity and trust, where peopl...

I 've been thinking a lot lately, and I wanna share something that my bestie, Corena, totally called me out on. You know how it is sometimes—you get on a rant, right? We were using this app called Marco Polo, which is kind of like a video walkie-talkie. You record a video and send it to your friend, they watch it when they have a chance, and then they can reply with their own video. It's awesome for staying connected with friends who live far away. Anyway, I was venting about some stuff, and I didn't want advice—I just needed to get it all out. But my wise bestie just asked me to replay the video to myself. So I did, and I heard something I didn't even realize I was doing. The Danger of Absolutes In a five-minute rant, I kept saying two words over and over: "never" and "always." I was so sure of myself, so convinced I was right, that I was making these huge, absolute statements. I was drawing lines in the sand, like, "I'm never going to d...