Author Archives: BackToMe

A new month is upon us, a season is nearing its end , and we are more than halfway through the year. I haven’t spent as much time with my journal lately, my days quickly filling up with work and home tasks, social outings and a lot of travel. Still, I have set aside someContinue reading “Stepping into my Higher Self”

To practice any art, not matter how well or how badly, is to make your soul grow.” Kurt Vonnegut As a young girl, I used to spend the majority of my free moments writing short, fictional stories and then illustrating them. I could do this for hours, lost in my own imaginary world, pouring whimsicalContinue reading “For the Sake of Art”

I thought I’d evaded it – that my diligence around taking my daily vitamins and ensuring I was getting plenty of sleep had made my immune system an impenetrable barrier. My boyfriend, whom I live with, had tested positive for COVID-19 seven days prior. Five tests later and I was still going strong with negativeContinue reading “COVID – 19 : A lesson in humility”

Take a moment and ask yourself, “What if this is as good as it gets?” Does the thought depress you? Or, perhaps it inspires you. Depending on the circumstances of your life right now, the answer will vary. Your answer may be different today than it would be a year from now. After all, theContinue reading “As Good As It Gets”

“There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.” Thomas Aquinas Making new friends as an adult can be difficult. Making new friends when just recently having moved to a new city can be especially difficult. This is a conversation that I have had with many of my friends who haveContinue reading “Just a Friend – an SOS”

“Nature is our greatest teacher – of surrendering, of allowing, of simply being.” – Alexandra Domelle Surrendering. Allowing. Simply Being. I struggle with all three: surrendering to something bigger than myself (God, the Universe, Prachymama) and recognizing that I am not in control; allowing life to progress in a natural, organic manner as opposed toContinue reading “Nature is Our Greatest Teacher: Lessons from a Raven”

Feel the fear and do it anyway. I have heard, and read, that quote time and time again. And still, I must confess, never has it been a life motto for me. Fear is often what holds me back…fear of failure, fear of rejection, fear of danger… Yet, those times when I have acknowledged theContinue reading “The End Of Your Comfort Zone”

Tuesday, June 21st marks the beginning of summer. It is upon us in just a few short days. What images or thoughts does the mention of “summer” bring up for you? Perhaps one of backyard barbeques and long evening bike rides? Maybe the beach, you in a bikini and a delicious drink in hand? OrContinue reading “Hot Girl Summer”

I didn’t grow up with social media. I opened my first Facebook account towards the end of high-school and my first Instagram account after college, when I was about 22. Social media has never really been “my thing”. In the last few years though, I have found myself being pulled into the social media orbitContinue reading “A Necessary Evil…But is it Evil?”

As I sit to write this, I am feeling run down. My physical body is depleted, which leaves my emotional self raw and vulnerable. The events of the last couple of weeks – my Dad’s heart attack, followed by the school shooting in Uvalde, TX, have had me in tears at random moments, and IContinue reading “The “Run”away”