by SB Rawz | May 31, 2021 | The Deep Dive
Last week, I meditated for the first time in a month. That’s not bad for me these days. I first seriously sat in meditation eight years ago today, on May 31, 2013, and have gone through phases of daily or nearly-daily meditation and these days it’s a box that goes... by SB Rawz | Dec 7, 2020 | Bigger Badder Life
Most Sundays find me in the kitchen, turning that week’s farm share or farmers market take (as much as possible, at least) into our meals for the week and the backups in the freezer. Yesterday was no different with piles of onion and garlic, greens and squash... by SB Rawz | Nov 9, 2020 | Satisfying Days
In November of 2016, I attended the Women’s March in my hometown of Greensboro, North Carolina, with a friend and our mothers. It was the first time my friend’s mother had participated in anything she considered to be activism. Women across the country... by SB Rawz | Jul 1, 2019 | The Deep Dive
Last year, I wrote about the one big, bad misconception on meditation. Spoiler: The misconception is that meditation is about clearing your mind to 100% blank space. Brains are made for thinking; at least, the part we’re conscious of. Instead, meditation is about... by SB Rawz | May 28, 2018 | The Deep Dive
Five years ago this Thursday, I sat down to start my meditation journey in earnest. Up until that point, I had played with the idea some in both group settings and by myself but there was a fear bubbling there, something that made the very simple act of sitting...