Author Archives: alexisjulian

I’ve shopped in Atlanta, eaten fast food in Jackson, watched live music in Nashville, and gone tanning in Tuscaloosa. Checking off bucket list items left & right! Go out there and live life. It’s not waiting for you to grow … Continue reading →

There is a very famous poem written by the third patriarch of Zen, Seng-ts’an, called the Hsin-Hsin Ming, which translates as Verses in Faith Mind. In this poem Seng-ts’an writes these lines: “Do not seek the truth; only cease to … Continue reading →

Well… I have officially arrived in the Dirty South! I will be staying down in Dixie for a couple weeks. And since my personal frequently-asked-question lately has been “Why?” I thought I’d make a blog post about it. So here’s … Continue reading →

I remember sitting at a coffee shop in Portland a couple years ago with a ripped out page from my daily planner that had the heading “The woman I want to be”underlined at the top. I divided the page into … Continue reading →

Recently, I’ve received something of an ethereal order. It came from within, and has been burning quietly within me for some time. Supposedly, I’m ready for it now. I don’t feel ready. In fact, any readiness I’ve felt has been … Continue reading →

When I was 13 my family went to Rome for Christmas. My sister and I stayed awake through the entire journey and fell asleep the second we got to the hotel. We woke up at 2am and ate pasta alla … Continue reading →

Hey!!! Remember me? Remember this thing I used to do, called blogging? Remember this blog I used to have? Me either! Yeah, I suck, blah blah, let me give you a list of excuses as to why I haven’t been … Continue reading →