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    There's No Such Thing as an Ant
    Eve Bernfeld
    • May 15
    • 2 min

    There's No Such Thing as an Ant

    I watched a sugar ant walk across my kitchen counter, knowing that a string of ants wouldn’t be far behind. And I found myself engaged...
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    I'd Rather Be Here Now
    Eve Bernfeld
    • Mar 16
    • 2 min

    I'd Rather Be Here Now

    The other day I was walking at Smith and Bybee Lakes next to my son. It was a gorgeous day—warm enough for a thick hoodie and scarf,...
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    Portrait of a Mother in Repose
    Eve Bernfeld
    • Oct 19, 2021
    • 2 min

    Portrait of a Mother in Repose

    Saturday is the one day I dispense with my morning routine. No scraping myself out of bed before my family to sweep, write and walk...
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    Hit the Deck
    Eve Bernfeld
    • Sep 14, 2021
    • 2 min

    Hit the Deck

    I guess people perceive me as the Posture Police, because they are often saying things to me like: “At the end of the day/at the end of a...
    29 views0 comments
    Five Things I’m Saying NO to So That I Can Say YES to What I Want
    Eve Bernfeld
    • Sep 1, 2021
    • 2 min

    Five Things I’m Saying NO to So That I Can Say YES to What I Want

    Lately, after a year and a half of dormancy, opportunities have started coming my way—things that elicit, as my friend Melissa would say,...
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    What If Judgment...*
    Eve Bernfeld
    • Jul 20, 2021
    • 3 min

    What If Judgment...*

    1. What if judging myself (and the ensuing shame spiral) is just another habit that is not currently serving me? Could I approach my...
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    Self-Permission
    Eve Bernfeld
    • May 3, 2021
    • 3 min

    Self-Permission

    Expressing ourselves through words or images or movement is not about “talent” or being “good enough” to be a professional
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    Is NO a Four-Letter Word?
    Eve Bernfeld
    • Jul 21, 2020
    • 3 min

    Is NO a Four-Letter Word?

    Part 2: Without No, there can be no Yes.
    23 views0 comments
    Tangled
    Eve Bernfeld
    • Mar 24, 2020
    • 2 min

    Tangled

    I propose we spend a few minutes every day taking some time to PAUSE. Taking some time to reorganize ourselves.
    27 views0 comments
    Is NO a Four-Letter Word?  Part 1: Ado Annie
    Eve Bernfeld
    • Mar 8, 2020
    • 3 min

    Is NO a Four-Letter Word? Part 1: Ado Annie

    I thanked the word NO, for giving me this much-needed solitude.
    66 views0 comments
    Fun With the Scientific Method
    Eve Bernfeld
    • Feb 6, 2020
    • 3 min

    Fun With the Scientific Method

    Asking the right questions might be most life-affirming favor we can do for someone. Or for ourselves.
    97 views0 comments
    It's the HOW
    Eve Bernfeld
    • Jan 8, 2020
    • 2 min

    It's the HOW

    My ability to manage the HOW I do things is the difference between feeling steamrolled by my life and feeling like I can (just) manage it.
    30 views0 comments
    Stormy Weather
    Eve Bernfeld
    • Dec 2, 2019
    • 2 min

    Stormy Weather

    Changing my position, giving myself, quite literally, a different perspective, tends to rattle something free in my brain.
    34 views0 comments
    The Crux
    Eve Bernfeld
    • Oct 16, 2019
    • 3 min

    The Crux

    Saying NO to the million tiny habits of body and mind that contribute to feeling diminished, to feeling like I can’t go on.
    77 views0 comments
    Pause Now, Thank Me Later
    Eve Bernfeld
    • Sep 11, 2019
    • 2 min

    Pause Now, Thank Me Later

    I kept catching myself lifting my shoulders, hunching toward my paper and holding my breath. Old habits die hard.
    31 views0 comments
    Schooled
    Eve Bernfeld
    • Aug 7, 2019
    • 2 min

    Schooled

    Sometimes the most “productive” thing to do is nothing. Productive of renewed energy, refreshed thinking, rediscovered enthusiasm.
    11 views0 comments
    How to Improve Your Child's Posture
    Eve Bernfeld
    • Jun 2, 2019
    • 3 min

    How to Improve Your Child's Posture

    Hunching over or puffing up are not benign, but are instead powerful information about what is happening inside our children (and ourselves)
    81 views0 comments
    Life-Changing
    Eve Bernfeld
    • Mar 20, 2019
    • 3 min

    Life-Changing

    We all wish for change to be a relatively fast, easy and painless process, but real change is slower and slipperier.
    11 views0 comments
    Lighten UP--Holiday Edition
    Eve Bernfeld
    • Dec 16, 2018
    • 2 min

    Lighten UP--Holiday Edition

    Imagine you are a candle. Your head floats up with ease like the flame. Your feet melt into the ground like wax.
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    Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Walk*
    Eve Bernfeld
    • Dec 12, 2018
    • 3 min

    Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Walk*

    What big decision did I ever make without walking? What inspiration ever came to me indoors?
    12 views0 comments
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