The Souvenir by KS Brixey is a side story that occurs alongside Avenrand: The Locket, set in a fictional Healing Arts Shop found in the novel. Hannah grabbed her mother’s hand and pulled her towards the window of Claire’s Shop of the Healing Arts. “Aren’t they beautiful?” Hannah pressed her face up against the glass…
Author: K.S. Brixey
Are We Losing Our Minds?
“The way we read changes the way we think. The way we think changes the way we read.”–KSB The Medium The medium we use and the technology we rely on becomes a part of who we are. You’ve heard of the bookworm, the computer nerd, or the video gamer. I remember my dad telling my…
The Cost of Over Stimulation
Are you overloaded with stimuli? Do you feel less reflective and more impulsive? Our Changing Brains According to Nicholas Carr in his updated book, The Shallows, the way we communicate is changing our brains. Both the mediums we use to receive information and the tools we use to send messages are having a major impact…
Be You More
There are situations that make it difficult to really express and be ourselves. Some we can change and some we must be willing to let go of. I burst into the room eager to share my new insight and was told to “SHUT UP, we can’t hear the tv.” Squashed. Television was more important than…
What Do I Mean to the World?
What is your philosophy on life? If you have no idea, you are probably someone who reacts to whatever life is sending you by trying to decide how you “should” respond. You might be using someone else’s standards to determine your response because you don’t really know your own method of reasoning or convictions. Maybe…
IT’s TIME FOR THE RIDE OF YOUR LIFE
Now that you have decided what it is you really want and you have found a place to stay grounded and regroup, it is time to venture out. Today I wanted to share with you two legacy blogspots from riders4c.blogspot.com. The first is about getting started, the second is about not quitting. Your Next Two…
WHERE DO YOU START? The Power of Place
Now that you know for certain what it is that you want, how do you get it? Is it a matter of just being at the right place at the right time? What if you could create the exact time and place for it to show up? It might not be that simple but you…
What Do You Really Want Anyway?
If all you have to do is ask, what do you ask for? Set your intentions Follow your passion Find your purpose Set SIMPLE goals Create a Vision board But what if you don’t know what you want? For years I was hoodwinked into thinking I wanted the same things as the people around me….
How to Experience Real Gratitude
Gratitude is the new buzz word in mindfulness circles. Not all gratitude is the same. “Be grateful,” they say. Keep a Gratitude journal. You may have been told to list 10 things you are grateful for every morning. While that all sounds nice, your gratitude list: God My spouse My family My job My health…
SIMPLE PRACTICE: Meditation Doesn’t Have to Be Uncomfortable
MEDITATION BOOSTS THE IMMUNE SYSTEM It’s all the vibe now, meditation and mindfulness help boost your immune system but why? According to a 2014 study by Kenney and Ganta in the Comprehensive Physiology Journal, the autonomic nervous system and the immune system are no longer independent as once believed. What does this mean for your…