Carnal Zen is my forum to explore all the ideas, contradictions, religions and credit card bills that pepper my life.
Don’t talk about politics. Don’t bring it up over beers during a party in the backyard. Never “get them started” by expressing your opinion. It’s a party pooper.
I was that chick yesterday, I admit it. I have no remorse. Intelligent debate and conversation is a much better buzz. Of course some steered away with a glazed look in their [...]
Sunday yoga at my gym is a crap shoot. In 6 months we have had 7 different instructors. Some were really bad, others mediocre. One pretended to ignore a raucous argument between students over a ringing cell phone. The time worked for me, the location perfect so I held out. Turns out, it was worth [...]
Looking over recent entries, I talk a lot about spiritual awareness but one of the reasons this blog began was to find balance. The spiritual journey can take us so deeply into ourselves that we neglect the human experience. We focus on disciplines and practice self denial in silent apology for the [...]
There is nailpolish on my sofa cushion and nobody else to blame.
I am avoiding my stuff. Folding, cooking, cleaning it are all out of the question.
I’m wearing his t-shirt, because it’s as close as I can get until he comes home.
It may not sound it, but I feel incredibly thankful today. Thankful for my messy [...]
Predictably, I recently read Eat, Pray, Love wherein Elizabeth Gilbert shares her devotional studies at an ashram in India. I can’t afford the flight to India, even if I could scrape up the spare change and abandon my day job - I’d turn into the backpack wearing, camera wielding tourist in Mumbai or New Delhi [...]