Art piece of the Week by Fiona Hsieh Mercury Retrograde made me abandon this column for an entire month. I am so sorry. Responsibilities are like, hella overwhelming sometimes. It’s fine, let’s move on. There’s a quote from Bruce Lee that I have written on a yellow post-it note and stuck to my bathroom wall. It […]

Art piece of the week: Artist and title unknown. People often talk about the “secret ingredient” or “key” to many things in life — success, achievement, wealth, relationship — the list goes on and on. But when it comes to happiness, I think it’s very simple. In fact, if there has ever been a “secret”

You know how we get closer to what we want? By being thankful for what we already have. No, really. There’s plenty of quantum science behind this, but you can study on your own time. Today I’m here to talk about Play. Just for fun. Play is the quickest way to tap into that extra

Artist of the Week: Jahra “Rager” Wasasala, world-builder, contemporary dancer and poet. A force of nature. Photographed by Sam MacDonald. This week began with a vivid dream of someone I used to know. I woke up in my feelings and they didn’t leave my body for two days. It was a familiar heaviness that I

ARTWORK: Fireflies by Keith Carter, 1992. I have a theory that happiness is an exuberant relief. If I really consider what happiness feels like, I’d call it light-hearted. Happiness is a break from force and a breakthrough to flow. In the absence of tension or pressure, there is space for lightness to be centerstage. That

ARTWORK BY: JEAN-PAUL GOUDE Jean-Paul Goude is a French graphic designer. This featured artwork was done for Harper’s BAZAAR. One night last week, I was enjoying a quiet evening by myself at a restaurant on Wailoaloa beach. I chose a table on the outdoor deck so I could watch the sun as it came down

ARTWORK BY LAUREN KERR  Everywhere you go, you bring your energy with you. In every place that you find yourself, your presence literally shifts the dynamics of that space and the environment around you responds to your presence. You can change your style or experiment with your look, but your energy is the one thing

Artwork by Sinjun Strom In a few sentimental moments, my father has told me how he grew up with this “silly vision” of how he would meet his life partner. He was going to be 28 years old and cruising through the Greek Isles on a sailboat. In this fantasy, he would look to his

Artwork by Alexis Franklin.  Week one. I have no idea what this column is going to turn into. Just like everything else in life, I suppose that’s the whole point. Life. What a loaded arrangement of 4 letters. The journey as I see it is a collection of waves and choices. The waves will always