We often ask: What should we let go of? Reading a few words from Steve Hagen, the Zen priest, made me realize that the question we’ve been asking all along is wrong. It’s not about what we need to let go of. In fact, the question has little to do with letting go. The answer lies not in letting…

Autumn and apples are a gift of nature’s matchmaking. Is there anything better than a fresh, crisp, juicy apple in Autumn? My first bite each year when I meet up with my local apple seller at the farmer’s market always marks the true start of the season. …

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: I love Neil Strauss. He’s an author, and he shares his most astounding quotes and sayings on Instagram. Yes, I follow him; no, I can’t stop visiting his profile. He writes about life, emotions, happiness, goals, intention, and many different things. And it goes without saying that he also writes about relationships. Conscious relationships. …

Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis presents: Mindful Mondays, with Waylon Lewis. “Every Monday, I offer a mindful reminder for our everyday life.” ~ Waylon Lewis There’s a million YouTube videos about how to meditate, and apps, and gurus running around, and a lot of that stuff is great. …

One of the best, lightest things we can do for ourselves is cultivate awareness, presence, the ability to simply be. It’s to learn to soften into the moment, to be here, present, aware. It’s to be with what’s happening — with whatever is happening. To be able to be with it all, allow it all, feel it all. It’s to be here, now, fully in this moment. Our minds like…

A soulmate is difficult to delineate. The reason is there are different types of them. We have healthy relationships with some and unhealthy ones with others. There are the soulmates with whom we get along and the ones with whom we disagree. The faultless partners, versus the passionate lovers. No matter what type of relationship we…

The air around me feels sticky. Not in a humid, weather-related way, but the actual energy surrounding me. Things are chill…ish. Routine…most days. Life is flowing…sort of. But that energy persists like a low buzz, pointing out what most of us try to ignore on a regular basis. Those times when we feel stagnant. When we’re…

Two years ago — with my mask on, hand sanitizer ready, and in the midst of a pandemic — I went to a New Kids on the Block concert with two of my best friends. I should clarify that this was my 12th New Kids concert since 2008, when they reunited after an almost 15-year hiatus. As a child, I adored their music. I was obsessed — a super fan, a Blockhead. They were my Beatles. I remember listening to my bootleg cassette of their…

“The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too.” ~ Ernest Hemingway Usually people promise to stay, don’t they? But I’m not promising. If there is one thing that I promise to do — it is to leave you. It wasn’t my plan to…