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Enough: A reflection on simplicity and why I'm choosing less, on purpose.
While contemplating the Gene Keys by Richard Rudd, I learned that everyone has a key that is their "Radiance" key. This is the key that, when practiced and contemplated, can support health, wellness, and radiant lifeforce. The key that falls into my radiance space is Gene Key 23: The shadow of complexity, the gift of simplicity, and ultimately the path to being able to see the essence of things, the quintessence. Over time, I began to realize that I valued simplicity as a com
katelynnmonson
2 hours ago6 min read


My life responds to Tennessee: "We have not long to love..."
We Have Not Long to Love By Tennessee Williams We have not long to love. Light does not stay. The tender things are those we fold away. Coarse fabrics are the ones for common wear. In silence I have watched you comb your hair. Intimate the silence, dim and warm. I could but did not, reach to touch your arm. I could, but do not, break that which is still. (Almost the faintest whisper would be shrill.) So moments pass as though they wished to stay. We have not long to love. A n
katelynnmonson
6 days ago5 min read


Science has only begun to discover what the poets know...
me gazing up into a forest canopy, sitting at the edge of the creek at Kripalu, with a smiling and hopeful expression I am invigorated by the scientific learnings which support the poetry which has been dear to me since adolescence. Since then, I have felt, in a deep sense, that something is very wrong with my life, and possibly with the way humans live in general. Despite a personal conviction that sitting at desks for seven+ hours a day wasn't as enjoyable as the days the
katelynnmonson
Feb 17, 20252 min read


"Without the beauty of the earth, I'd have a hard time being here..."
As I reflected on my own resiliency and the aspects of my life which I trust unequivocally, it is the way I feel walking outside I trust. It is a sense of zest which arises from the depth of my body. These days, as I tune in, I feel what I can only compare to my dog's zoomies. I've never liked to run, yet now, at 35 years old I want to pick up speed on the path and feel the way my body runs my animal energy. In our modern world, it's easy to feel disconnected from nature, bot
katelynnmonson
Feb 17, 20252 min read
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