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In September of 2025, I visited Latour-Marliac in the southwest of France. I took many pictures including the default for this blog. Claude Monet was inspired to paint his famous lily pads at this special place. Latour-Marliac is also home to an amazing collection of lotus flowers. Lotuses are often used in yoga because they are the symbol of transformation. A Buddhist proverb states “The lotus flower blooms most beautifully from the deepest and thickest mud.” If you’ve read

People talk about those aha moments. The ones where life makes sense. Many times, your life will fall apart in order to come together. The universe puts you in the same situations over and over again until you learn. Until you grow. Until you evolve. Nothing changes if nothing changes. I want to give a trigger warning here: Please do not continue reading if you struggle with mental health or do not want to read about topics involving death or suicide. In June of 2013, I had

In 2011 I was in a five-car pileup and I was number three. My vehicle was totaled and as a result I would have lasting injuries that would only intensify as the years went on. I did not have any fitness or wellness routine. My body just felt broken and it was an extremely lonely feeling. The concept of pain management through medication did not make sense to me. We do not get to the root of the problem. We just mask it and then in the morning feel worse than the day before. I

20+ years in any industry is a long time. Let’s take it back to the start. From being a child in Chicago, IL, we rarely got to go on a real vacation. Back in the 80s, it was to Grandma and Grandpa’s house in Galena, which was beautiful, but as a child I dreamed of exploring and staying in those beautiful resorts you see on TV. When our parents surprised my twin sisters and me with a Disney World vacation, to that little girl, it was the mecca. It truly was magical. The magic