Ellen Atkins, Author at The Suburban Monk

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My First Taste of Spirituality . . . Or Was It?

Me in 2008: I have to quit corporate. I have worked this job for a lifetime and every cell in my body knows it is time to quit. But I…

Ellen AtkinsJune 29, 2015

Entrepreneurship Inspiration

Happy 5th Anniversary, TSM!

I vividly remember June 21st, 2010, the official date of The Suburban Monk LLC. I yelled to my niece, “Jessie, I am official. I have a business!” to which she…

Ellen AtkinsJune 21, 2015

Inspiration

Moving On Can Be Hard

I did something really hard yesterday. I withdrew from my Shakti Dance Teacher Training. Why would I do this? I loved those woman and our dear teacher Dharma like crazy.…

Ellen AtkinsMay 19, 2015

Entrepreneurship Featured

Where did the name Syd come from?

May 2nd is what I call Syd’s birthday, the day after what seemed like years when I said to the sculptor, “This is it, this is Syd. We are done!…

Ellen AtkinsMay 2, 2015

Entrepreneurship Inspiration

Magic

When I hit bottom last November, I went to my altar and had a talk with “my team “ and asked them to send me what I needed. 17 hours…

Ellen AtkinsMarch 16, 2015

Entrepreneurship Inspiration

I Believe In Surrender. I Believe In Syd.

I am learning to recognize a pattern. In looking over TSM years, I have had highs and lows. During those lows, I forget my spiritual practice and work too hard…

Ellen AtkinsDecember 31, 2014

Ellen Atkins

My First Taste of Spirituality . . . Or Was It?

Happy 5th Anniversary, TSM!

Moving On Can Be Hard

Where did the name Syd come from?

Magic

I Believe In Surrender. I Believe In Syd.

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Our Laughing Monk Named Syd is Sweeping the World with Joy!

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