Shed the Unnecessary to Live in Kodachrome

“This month’s mantra to “Shed the unnecessary to live in Kodachrome” was inspired by a Phoenix Tales Podcast guest, Eden Grimaldi. Her philosophy was borne from her battle with breast cancer, this harrowing experience realigning her own perspective about what is truly important in life...to live and appreciate the here and now since we don’t know how many here and now any of us may have in front of us.”

WellnessMelissa OrtizSeptember 28, 2021Yuliana Kim-Grant, Life, Living, Wellness, mantra

Failure is Relative in Motherhood and Daughterhood

As the tug of war between motherhood and daughterhood with the winning side yanking me across the finish line of failure takes place each day, this mantra of Failure is Relative has kept me from losing all hope and not succumbing to the deepest, darkest, nihilistic parts of my nature.

Thought piece, FamilyYuliana Kim-GrantApril 30, 2021mantra, Failure is Relative, Motherhood, Living, Yuliana Kim-GrantComment

The State of Being Idle

Doing nothing during a year in which we have been cooped up in our homes feels less like a luxury, rather as an extension of the torture of this Covid life. Yet even during this lockdown, making time to sit, to stare out the window, and to be doing nothing has helped me to better endure the challenges of this year.