Episode 1: Welcome to the Vibrant Life

Welcome to The Vibrant Life! My name is Emily Romrell and I’ll be hosting this podcast every week. This project is dear to my heart and it’s been in the works for a long time. On this episode, I’ll be laying down the broad strokes of what it actually means to “Live the Vibrant Life”, some personal background that led me to take the leap into the podcasting universe, and what you can expect to find here in the future. First off, I want you to know that this is a special day for me. Not only is it the day I chose to launch the podcast, it’s also my 30th birthday. That’s right folks, the big 3-0.  As this milestone has been approaching, I’ve been doing a lot of meditating about my life. I’m the kind of person that goes to bed at night and a million thoughts immediately start zooming around in my brain. One thought has been shouting a lot louder than the others, and that thought is: If Not Now, When? Let’s rewind a few years. One of the most magical memories I have is the first time my Mom showed me how to write my…

Spread the Love

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Now more than ever is the time for people to come together and respect each other. We can always be kind, even if we can’t always agree.

Thoughts During Lunch Today

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Today the sun finally decided to shine like it meant it. I lay back in delight letting the warmth seep into my skin. I found myself gazing into the first truly blue sky in weeks And wondering at the clouds like I was a kid again. Clouds are the tai chi and yoga masters of the sky. Ever changing from one form into another. Never fixated on one position for too long. Drifting in and out of various attitudes at will. My eyes settled on a puffy mass above me in the air. It metamorphosed from turtle, to duck, to volcano And then split in two like an amoeba under a microscope. If only humans could divide ourselves like that And follow all of the conflicting currents inside our hearts. I continued to consider each new cloud as they floated across the horizon. The Sun flexed and stretched radiating his joy at awakening from a long sleep. My two little clouds shivered in the heat and melted away into steam. Taking with them any lingering cares or worries of the morning. I walked back inside invigorated. Ready for whatever adventure came next.

The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery

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if you dread tomorrow, it’s because you don’t know how to build the present, you tell yourself you can deal with it tomorrow, and it’s a lost cause anyway because tomorrow always ends up becoming today…

The Shepard Song

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I wrote this song a couple years ago. It is so important to me to remember the true meaning of Christmas. I felt like sharing it again. All my best to you and yours during this holiday season. I hope you have a very merry Christmas! Sincerely, Emily Romrell

The Martian by Andy Weir

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Mark Watney is funny and resourceful. Good thing, since he’s stranded on Mars. The main takeaway from The Martian by Andy Weir is that with extreme determination, anything is possible.

Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool

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This is a classic Southern Coming of Age story that leaves book lovers feeling like they have already read it a hundred times. Yet they want to continue to read it again and again

Insomnia

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Seconds drag into minutes and hours I stare as shadows climb the walls Damned by a strange elusive power Great Morpheus ignores my call Still I stubbornly seek for…SLEEP!

First Flakes

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The first flakes fell today. They came down friendly, Dusting the ground like powdered sugar. Four of us went out and tasted them on our tongues. They planted kisses on our cheeks and noses. Tiny fractals glistened in our hair. We inhaled promises hanging in the clouds Of chilly nights, twinkling lights, Men made of ice and angels outlined by it. The anticipation made my heart sing.