Tag: Small

If you look at how the way you live has changed over the past few years, you’ll know our idea of what’s sustainable is always evolving. I love how we keep learning and set up my Cardiff small business Authentic House in 2018 to be part of it. I wanted to help us create homes th...

My parents came to the US as immigrants. They had no one. Then they had us. Some years, Thanksgiving was a very small affair. My parents prioritized making it special for us, cooking foods they didn’t know, willingly embracing the culture of their new homeland. I remember Pillsbury Crescent Ro...

The very first — and often thought of as the most important — Yama, is ‘Ahimsa’, which means ‘Non-violence’ or ‘non-harming’. (‘Himsa’ = ‘hurt’ and ‘a’ = ‘not’) In this sense, we’re talking about no...

I read others stories and often marvel at the strength of will people have. For me I thought I too was a strong woman, quite capable of negotiating my way through the urban jungle of my existence. Some people seem to be secure in their minds that they can deflect the most mean of barbs. Oh, how I...

Our extended family greeted the news with curiosity, gentle questions, and acceptance. No one sets out to test the boundaries of familial love. Sometimes, there isn’t a choice. When you’re dangling over a cliff by a rope, you find out who is there for you, despite the blisters, despite t...