by Kelsey Lowitz | Aug 5, 2026 | Compassion, Letting Go, Mindfulness
If you let go a little, you will have a little peace; if you let go a lot, you will have a lot of peace; if you let go completely, you will have complete peace. — Ajahn Chah Everyone tells us to let go. Almost nobody tells us how. My dad had his own version of this...
by Kelsey Lowitz | Feb 28, 2024 | Acceptance, Compassion, Mindfulness
I’ve struggled with not feeling good enough. As a kid in school, I stayed up late anxiously cramming for tests or perfecting papers that I’d procrastinated writing. My “not good enough” anxiety helped me achieve, but robbed me of the deeper joy of learning, and being...
by Kelsey Lowitz | Mar 30, 2023 | Compassion, Gratitude, Letting Go, News, Presence
It recently occurred to me that I’ve either been in a relationship with a man or actively seeking one for most of my adult life. And yet, unlike most other things that I’ve set my mind to, the relationship part of my life has been riddled with “failures.”...
by Kelsey Lowitz | Nov 22, 2022 | Acceptance, Balance, Compassion, Letting Go, Mindfulness, Transformation, Trust
I recently found my favorite gold dangley necklace and hoop earrings impossibly tangled together in a big unruly knot. After several hasty and unsuccessful attempts to free them from their bondage, I was desperate. So I tried a different approach. Instead of pulling...
by Kelsey Lowitz | Aug 10, 2020 | Balance, Compassion, Mindfulness
Sometimes when things in my life don’t go as I’d hoped, I find myself ruminating on it too long after the incident has passed. I mull endlessly over what I could have done differently, imagining what I would change if I could do it over, and beating myself up for my...
by Kelsey Lowitz | Jul 14, 2020 | Balance, Compassion, Mindfulness, News, Transformation, Wellness
Humans love knowing, being sure of things. We feel safe when we feel certain and in control. So we create plans, structures and routines to help us know what comes next, and feel comfortable. But right now, there’s so much that’s up in the air, so many unknowns, we...
