It is now January 4th, which means that 30% of New Years’ Resolutions have failed (and by February 1st, 80% of the remaining resolutions will have failed). Most New Years’ Resolutions attach some kind of numerical quotient: “read 60 books in 2019”, “increase my income by 20%”, “lose 50 pounds”. Yes, life coaches will tell […]
“We do not want merely to see beauty . . . We want something else which can hardly be put into words – to be united with the beauty we see, to pass into it, to receive it into ourselves, to bathe in it, to become part of it.” – C.S Lewis In yogic tradition, […]
Wednesday marks the beginning of the holiday season, in which will surely, in all of us, conjure up warm, fuzzy, nostalgic memories of our childhoods. Every year I teach ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’, I’m a little saddened when we get to the part about the Boo Radley game–the kids glance over this part, mostly because […]
Question–how many of you actually notice if I, Britany Ederveen, “like” something your social media pages? No one. That’s because we don’t care WHO is actually interacting with our content, but just that PEOPLE are. I don’t think I’d ever go to a social gathering and say to someone, “Hey, how come you didn’t like […]
This week, as I walked down the hallway, someone passed me and asked, “Hey, how are you, Britany?” I responded, “I’m doing well. How are you?”….and then kept walking. I obviously had NO intention of listening to their answer and of finding out how THEY were actually doing. I responded simply as a formality. This […]
Whenever I encounter a person going through a rough time, my first inclination is always, “let’s go out and buy them something!”–buy them dinner, coffee, ice cream, a candle, de-stressing lotion, etc. While there certainly is always value in these types of thoughtful and altruistic gestures, and the act of serving, thinking, and giving to […]
Last week, I posted about How Blogging Has Ruined Writing, and since, have been contemplating–if I were to write my OWN New York Times Best Selling book, what would it be about? In natural Britany Ederveen style, I think I’d like to write a book, responding to those voices, ideas, and opinions that seem to […]
A few weeks ago, I woke up with a grade 2 hip flexor strain (from playing adult kickball–it’s always something stupid, right?) Did you know you use your hip flexor for EVERYTHING? Putting on your clothes, sleeping, coughing, etc.) As I sat, searching WebMD (of course) and contemplating treatment (at this point, I definitely ruled out […]
Doesn’t it seem that negative memories–memories of failure, of embarrassment, of disappointment, frustration, unfilled expectations–always seem to linger on longer, seem to be stronger, need more attention than memories of happiness, of success, of fulfillment, of contentment–positive memories? Like, when someone brings up a situation–high school, college, a birthday, holidays–its much easier and much more […]
Occasionally, someone will reach out and ask me for advice on writing. Here’s what I tell them: First of all, don’t expect to make any money from writing; its a proven fact that artists make NO money, and if you are after a writing career to make money, you are in it for the wrong […]
