The world would be a much better place if we could change people. Why do we want to change other people? Well, of course because we want everyone in the world to be just like us. Our lives would be much easier if everyone lived just like us–if they parked their cars in the lines […]
Sankalpa: An Alternative to the New Years’ Resolution
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 […]
A Conduit to Experience
“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, […]
6 Ways My Life Has Changed Since Watching #LivePD
6. I know WHY the car is probably getting pulled over: On Saturday night, I was driving back from a social gathering and saw flashing lights in my rearview mirror; the police officer was pulling over another car. When the car passed, I noticed the tail light was out. Of course, a broken tail light […]
The Lost World of Childhood
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 […]
The (Un)Truth’s About Social Media
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 […]
Crown Chakra: “I never learn anything from listening to myself.”
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 […]
Things We Can Give to Others (that Aren’t Money, Food, or Time)
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 […]
Don’t Tell Dave Ramsey, Simon Sinek: Should Millennials Raise Children?, Why Am I Not Famous Yet: A New York Times Best Selling Book Proposal
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 […]
My Body Speaks: The Importance of Physical Awareness (And, Another Plug for Yoga)
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 […]