EEE...About- copy
EEE….ABOUT
Experience.
EEE is instantaneous, authentic, harmonious recognition of experience. (11.14.2014)
Evolve.
EEE is the heart, soul, and mind aligning and evolving over time. (10.28.2018)
——> EEE NAISSANCE & HERSTORY
This blog commenced in late summer of 2014 on the shores of Chicago after "frEEEing" myself from everything.
I forfeit my well-heeled career.
I packed up my cushy old town apartment overlooking Lake Michigan and the little red barn in the Lincoln Park Zoo.
I sold all my stuff that did not squeeze into my green adventure-around-the-world-backpack or the tiny 5 ft x 5 ft corner of my nana’s musty basement.
I said sayonara to my besties in the windy city and beyond.
I thanked my crazy, fun-loving ‘Sconnie family for allowing me to pursue my "quest to find myself."
I promised to forget a decade of heartbreak and all the darkness that comes with relationships.
I needed a word to describe how "free" and happy and grounded and hopeful I felt. At the moment it was exhilarating to "escape" everything. Being present, constantly living in the moment, forgetting problems, just experiencing, felt invigorating, felt ebullient, felt authentic, felt harmonious, and to me, this was EEE.
I learned…
…no matter how far around the world you travel (and I traveled 23,968.32miles and then another 21,974.28miles more from OCT 2014 to MAY 2015)
…no matter how many puppies you snuggle with (My mother bought me a puppy -DilthePup – to stay "stateside." So far Dil is working exemplified by three years of snuggles, zero passport stamps. MAY 2015-Dil will never die)
…no matter how many masters degrees you have (went to DU Josef Korbel School of International Studies and got my MA in Sustainable Development & Global Health AUG 2015-JUNE 2017)
…no matter how high you get (Moved to Summit County CO 9186ft, JULY 2017-present)
…no matter how hard you try to change the world (I work for HC3 a conservation non-profit and teach sustainable business – "the 3 Es"- as adjunct faculty at Colorado Mountain College, JULY 2017-present)
…no matter how supportive your partner is (I love you, Ryan- AUG 2003 my high school crush, AUG 2015 my boyfriend, AUG 2017 my roommate, AUG 2018 my forever)
…no matter how generous and understanding your people are (I am grateful for you, friends & family, near and far, ALWAYS)
YOUR PROBLEMS CHASE YOU.
This instantaneous, escapist, eat, educate, experience experience experience mentality of EEE caught up to me.
So stop running from your problems. Stop traveling. Stop learning. Stop cuddling. Stop smoking. Stop drinking. Stop shopping. Stop moving. Stop changing. Stop loving. Stop teaching. Stop supporting. Stop understanding. Stop eating. Stop educating. Stop experiencing. STOP DISTRACTING.
START FACING.
Have the courage to face your problems. Be courageous conquer what you run from.
EEE became a vice of experience.
EEE now is an evolution of accepting experiences past, present, and future.
EEE Mantra:
Evolve every day. Practice soul-fulls of Empathy.
Live Simply. Live Sustainably. Live Joyously. Live deeply connected to all that matters to you.
Be happy where your heart is. Be happy where you are at.
Accept your mind spiral – practice awareness.
Appreciate and care for nature.
Adopt a gratitude attitude.
Remember God is Good and you are exactly where you are supposed to be right now.
Sleep. Please Sleep.
First L>O>V>E yourself. Then L>O>V>E others.
…EEE…
Eat. Educate. Explore. Enthuse. Express. Experience. Enliven. Enlighten. Emote. Empathize. Energize. Evolve…
Years later, the meaning of EEE, as it relates to my life, has evolved, just like I have
EEE is instantaneous, authentic, harmonious recognition of experience. *Eat. Educate. Explore the world… (the original)–> (11.14.2014)
*Evolve.Experience.Enliven.Enjoy.Enthuse.Etc... (all the eee adjectives, and where Instagram is still stuck) —> (1.1.2015)
*Environment.Equity.Economy...(known as the 3E’s of sustainability and what I teach/preach)–> (1.1.2016)
EEE is my heart, soul, and mind aligning and evolving over time. *Experience the world. Evolve yourself. Engage your community… (This was the rebrand)–>(10.28.2018)
*Eat for the Earth Everyone… (This is a recent idea which ties into my new plan about eating a mostly plant based diet among other things that make meee, meee!)–> (10.23.2019)
