Before we dive into the goods, it probably makes sense to start off with just a little backstory.

This whole thing has been an idea - or spirit - that's been revealing itself and flowing through my daily experience for, well, probably lifetimes - but more specifically for this past year. It’s been tapping me on the shoulder, whispering in my ear, cracking my heart wide open, and also honestly putting me through the ringer - as all good teachers do. And, my hope is that it’ll do the same - or similar - for you, too! 

Here's the thing - if there's one thing I know for sure about life, it's this: everything changes - and the more we accept and open to that fact, the more alive we feel. Our entire universe is made up of natural cycles and seasons, and if mama nature decided one day that she would rather stop in her tracks and start resisting change, we'd straight up cease to exist. 

Essentially, change is life and life is change.

And the same thing that happens in nature, happens on the micro human level, too - if we resist change, we suffer, but if we learn to embrace it, we thrive. 

I'm constantly exploring how I can experience life more fully. I love asking myself new questions, thinking about things from different perspectives, reminding myself to reconnect with all of my senses, instead of the very narrow, known world that my mind likes to try to keep me wrapped up in. 

I'm interested in opening myself more to what feels true in this moment, instead tightly clutching to those old, moldy beliefs and patterns that were passed down to me from the fearful voices of the outside world.

And, maybe most importantly, I try not to take myself too seriously in the process. Being overly serious saps the aliveness right out of our bodies, so it's really important to approach any type of personal reflection with a playful, childlike vibe if you really want to reap the benefits.

On the flip side, a question other people seem to be constantly asking me is: "How did you get to where you are today?"  And by no means are they asking me this because I'm some giant success story, but instead because I made a conscious decision to stop following the status quo (which had left me super anxious and drained) and start carving my own path (which inspires and energizes me). 

Many people seem to think they want a clearly outlined path from point A to point B so they can simply follow the steps to a new way of living - but, based on my personal experience, I've got something way more fun (and effective) in mind.

Everyone's path is different, and me sharing my exact steps won't serve you in getting to where you personally want to be - but I do feel there's a way to reverse engineer the process of finding your own next steps on your unique path, and uncovering the modes of personal expression that feel authentic to you as an individual. And that process involves sharing personal experiences, hearing different perspectives, asking powerful questions, and having fun by taking it all lightly. 

In a nutshell, when I think about the key to a well-lived life, and having the best, most fulfilling time while we're on earth in these bodies - and, very importantly, not getting to our deathbed with regrets - I believe that curiosity-fueled living is the answer. It's all about constantly asking ourselves the right types of questions so we can allow life to flow through us freely. It's about:

That's how we can grow together and squeeze the most juice out of the stuff that's actually important.

To me, living curiously seems to be the only real way for us to truly come alive.

Each month, we'll explore a specific theme, in the form of a question - in a few different ways: