How to Bring More Meaning Into Your Everyday Life

How to Bring More Meaning Into Your Everyday Life

How to Bring More Meaning Into Your Everyday Life Sometimes we talk about meaning like it is somewhere far away. A different season. A different job. A different place. A different version of ourselves. A bigger plan. A clearer calling. And yes, sometimes meaning does...
What to Do With the Room You Make

What to Do With the Room You Make

Room to breathe is not empty space.  It is usable space. That may sound simple, but it changes the way we think about space. Because sometimes we finally create a little room in our lives, and then we immediately hand it back. We fill it with more tasks. More...
How to Close the Loop and Create More Mental Space

How to Close the Loop and Create More Mental Space

Sometimes your mind feels full because it is carrying too many open loops. The message you have not answered. The appointment you have not scheduled. The decision you keep postponing. The project that is technically started but still undefined. The task you keep...
Your Mind Isn’t Busy — It’s Full

Your Mind Isn’t Busy — It’s Full

Sometimes your mind will not quiet down. You sit still, but you do not feel settled. You technically have time, but you do not feel like you have space. Your thoughts keep circling. Your focus feels scattered. Even simple decisions feel heavier than they should.  We...
Why One Small Shift Can Change Your Direction

Why One Small Shift Can Change Your Direction

Sometimes when life feels full, heavy, or off track, we think the answer has to be big. A new routine.  A new plan.  A new version of ourselves.  A complete reset from the ground up. And before we even begin, the whole thing feels exhausting. Because when change feels...
Frank Redford’s Wigwam Villages

Frank Redford’s Wigwam Villages

In today’s Zen, we hit the road and visit one of the remaining Wigwam Motels.  I knew that there were more than one of these classic roadside attractions built back in the 1930s and 1940s but as it turns out there were 7 built across 6  states for a total tepee...
Kings Canyon – Wander in Wonder!

Kings Canyon – Wander in Wonder!

Kings Canyon National Park The Road Less Traveled Serenity NOW!Kings Canyon National Park, located in the southern Sierra Nevada in California, is a land of dramatic landscapes, ancient forests, and rich history. Established in 1940, the park was initially created to...
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

Wandering Zen – The Wizarding World of Harry Potter  If you are a Wizard or a Muggle, you will find the experience in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at the Universal Orlando Resort, unlike anything that you have ever experienced anywhere at any...
Paul R. Williams ~ Architect to the Stars

Paul R. Williams ~ Architect to the Stars

In today’s Wandering Zen we explore the work of the inspirational architect, Paul R. Williams.  His moniker of “Architect to the Stars” was well deserved, but his other creations helped form the feeling and vision of his time.  And, oh, he was also...