Emotional Wellness Articles

“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” – Jim Rohn

This morning, I was walking along the gorgeous Moss Beach coastline with a dear friend. As we walked, we found ourselves talking about love — not the abstract, poetic kind, but the very real, everyday love and mutual fondness that exists between her, her husband, and myself. We paused as the birds around us suddenly began chirping, almost as if they were trying to catch our attention. My friend jokingly said, “Yeah, you’re whistling at me!” and, in that exact moment, a bird gave the perfect cat-call whistle. I bent over in laughter — such good medicine.

Tonight, I stepped out of my comfort zone and into the city, trusting an old friend to guide me on an unexpected adventure. We met at Keys Jazz Bistro in North Beach, a cozy little jazz bar where the air buzzed with warmth and anticipation. The owner, celebrating his wife’s birthday, had invited one of her favorite singers— Kenny Washington Jr. —to perform.

Being in nature, I have found a beautiful, awe-inspiring sanctuary to sit with my own loneliness-melancholy—a deep, layered feeling that I’ve come to call solisorrow . For much of my life, I ran from the discomfort of this feeling, but in nature, I’ve come to experience the gift of being alone, allowing myself to feel the full depth of solisorrow and hear its quiet messages. Surrounded by the wisdom of the natural world, I can sit with this feeling—this blend of solitude and sorrow—in a way that feels grounding, expansive, and healing.

Today I shared a beautiful moment with my son. I listed my extra (yes I had a second TV in my bedroom, which is a whole other story). A mother and her sister came by with their 8 year old son to pick up the TV. I listed it at a very low price and had huge response. I let my intuition choose who the TV would go to.