annabonacorda

During this Taurus season I feel called to slow down, ground, pay attention to nature and to be practical---something I often resist. Last year I lost myself a little in the dream of moving to Portugal and living on the land—- planting my own food, connecting with the seasons, challenging myself in ways that felt new and exciting. It's a dream that is still alive but I know it's not for this moment in time. Through this I realized, even while living in the city. I can create a deeper connectio

For most of my life, I felt at war with my skin. No matter what I tried—creams, diets, prescriptions—nothing truly worked. It wasn’t until I stopped trying to fix my skin and started listening to my body that everything began to change. What my body was trying to tell me was that I had unexpressed anger ---April is the time of year to address this suppressed emotion. As we move into the new year, astrologically speaking, I’ve found myself setting goals, intentions, and planting seeds I...

I sat in front of the crackling fire, watching Coco sprawl out on her fuzzy bed, soaking up the heat of the flame. Her purring calmed my unsettled nervous system. Outside, snow began to fall. As I watched the soft flakes fluttering down, they melted away some of my worry. It was a cozy December day, the cat calendar on the wall showing that 2016 was quickly coming to an end. I didn’t know it yet, but that winter marked the death of one version of me and the beginning of another. Recently out...