Steph Langdon

Obviously I haven't been posting regularly. I have been trying to be intentional with my time, and haven't been prioritizing this. I have however been taking a mindfulness course and have been trying to start a regular meditation practice for myself (after years of planning to). More on that at a later time...  When I scrolled my google headlines this morning, I did click on and quickly scan this one from CNBC: 12 tiny meaningful ways to feel happier this holiday season, says expert: They’re better than ‘faking joy’ . With tiny things in the title, it has me hooked. I had also just finished a walk with a friend, which felt necessary and good. I do think we need these reminders to enjoy the little things, to take notice, and to not just accept a fate of being overwhelmed. One that stood out to me was to notice the positive - or neutral. As a self proclaimed realist, I've been feeling like there's a lot of negative energy around, a lot of complaints. I even reminded my...

*This was written at the start of summer, but I am only now getting around to posting it :) My son and I recently set out to find the  Bay Area Young Survivors Breast Cancer Memorial Garden in Golden Gate Park. I knew it existed and had just been opened.  I think it's great that BAYS was able to create this Memorial Garden with the help of San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department. It doesn't feel like a small thing, it feels quite large (in my heart anyway). It is the first public memorial of its kind in the USA. They have done a BIG thing by doing this 'small' thing as a way of remembrance and creating a place of connection. We did love the design and the ability for people to leave flowers.  I enjoyed the location, the views, the benches, the quotes. However, it did bring up questions from my then seven year old: "Why is breast cancer so popular?" "Why isn't your name here?" So we continue to have harsh realities and have hard conversatio...