Alanna MariaAug 7, 20212 minEmerging TogetherWell, it's been a while! To be honest, I've been afraid to write for the last fifteen or so months. The division that continues to rip...
Alanna MariaApr 8, 20203 minFace to Face with Slowing DownI think we all have a lot of time right now to do some thinking - I know I do. I also think the most important things in our lives are...
Alanna MariaMar 25, 20203 minIt's Okay, and it's Going to be OkayEmotions are interesting. My experience with them is sort of like riding a bike - once you've gone for a ride with one you recognize it...
Alanna MariaFeb 13, 20203 minFinding Your PaceWe are surrounded by a culture of do more, be more, start a multi-billion dollar business from the ground up, in your kitchen, while...
Alanna MariaNov 12, 20194 minLet's Age BetterWhile I was on vacation Participaction's latest report card popped into my inbox. Naturally, I opened it to read - I love their report...
Alanna MariaSep 6, 20194 minParting Wishes - things I learned when I left my dream jobRecently I, with the support of my husband, decided to leave my dream job. Wow - a dozen or so words to capture thirteen years of...
Alanna MariaJun 28, 20193 minWe Are Not EnoughParents, moms, dads, guardians, friends, humans of planet Earth - how do you do it all?! Does anyone do it all? Life has some serious...
Alanna MariaJul 9, 20183 minShowing UpIn March I died my hair and I cut my hair. I know this is seemingly trivial or silly but it turns out it was a lot more than that, and it...
Alanna MariaMay 30, 20182 minPracticing VacationWe just came home from vacation, le sigh. It was magic, who doesn't love vacation?! And who doesn't want more vacation in their life?!...
Alanna MariaApr 22, 20142 minFN an RNThe martyr sacrifices themselves entirely in vain. Or rather not in vain; for they make the selfish more selfish, the lazy more lazy, the...
Alanna MariaFeb 24, 20144 minSleepy StetsI found an old playlist the other day, "Sleepy Stets" it's called. I remember making it, it was going to be what I would play while my...
Alanna MariaJan 6, 20141 minD E V O T I O ND E V O T I O N To my faith - may it continue to grow and blaze, setting my heart on fire. To my husband - my bestfriend, my partner, may...
Alanna MariaSep 28, 20133 minThe Longest Six MonthsToday my Stetson is six months old - if you'd asked me six days in I'd never have thought we would make it this far. Having a child is...
Alanna MariaJan 3, 20122 minRediscovered LoveI once posted about running and how I was so convinced that you could not actually love running, that those who do claim to love running...
Alanna MariaAug 11, 20112 minLet Love Be Your EnergySo lately I have been allowing a lot of negative energy to infiltrate my being. Let me tell you, don't do it - it's terrible. Explaining...
Alanna MariaApr 29, 20111 minWhat Would Love Do?I recently read an article that has changed the way that I think about things all the time. On highexistence.com I read an article...
Alanna MariaJul 23, 20104 minYou Can Never Really KnowThis morning, as I wandered around in a state of half sleep working at the gym I found myself chatting with a regular customer from...