Where in the OM Am I? Quotes

“Sorry—I get word vomit. You know, where you can’t stop talking? It’s like diarrhea, but vomit? You know?”
― Sara DiVello, Where in the OM Am I?

“Is this meditation? I wonder. Whatever it is, I’m slinging it back faster than a frat boy at an open bar.”
― Sara DiVello, Where in the OM Am I?

“You can't rely on anyone or anything outside of yourself for your happiness.”
― Sara DiVello, Where in the OM Am I?

“After a thorough two-to-three-second consideration, I decide to focus on work stress. It highjacks you, clobbers you over the head, and drags you down into dark, murky water as you gasp for air and futilely try to resist. It leaves you wide awake, your brain churning, your eyes staring at the ceiling fan at four in the morning whereas other stress can usually be assuaged with a glass of wine. Or five.”
― Sara DiVello, Where in the OM Am I?

“On my next deep breath, I take another step back from the anxiety cliff as I resolve not to hurry through this transition from Investorcap to—(deepest breath yet)— whatever comes next. I will endeavor to make this transitional time—between jobs, between careers, between stages in my life...just between—mindful and deliberate. For once, I resolve, I’m going to let the transition be exactly what it is. Whatever it is.”
― Sara DiVello, Where in the OM Am I?

“Productivity is the junk food of career satisfaction—it makes you feel full, but nutritionally, it doesn’t provide what you need.”
― Sara DiVello, Where in the OM Am I?

“Vinyasa yoga—and especially core work—is still a good workout for the cardiovascular system and boosts the production of the neurochemicals that elevate mood, but safely—without overstimulating your system.”
― Sara DiVello, Where in the OM Am I?

“I suddenly remember that the importance of honesty, much like teamwork is a myth in the modern workplace. Unfortunately, I'm compulsively honest. Which basically means I'm screwed”
― Sara DiVello, Where in the OM Am I?