Hey friends, it’s been a week! I’m working on an awesome post— Do you wanna be right or do you wanna be happy? Yes, this week I have been feeling so so right and not so so happy about the things I’m feeling right about. Today I’m moving out of my moldy home, finding temporary housing and… Continue reading Making Lemonade
“Re-examine all you have been told at school or church or in any book, dismiss whatever insults your own soul, and your very flesh shall be a great poem and have the richest fluency not only in its words but in the silent lines of its lips and face and between the lashes of… Continue reading Why isn’t it working for me? Another mindful exploration of life…
Time to play a game I call reverse engineering my life. Thank you, Kyle Cease, for introducing me to this fun, inspiring, creative way to approach life. It’s self-love, mindfulness and magic all rolled into one. It works like this: The dish is cooked. You’ve tasted it, it tastes amazing, your mouth waters just thinking… Continue reading Thank You, 2017
Some of my greatest gifts have been words — laconic in nature. They arrive at just the right moment. The first time I met my sweetie for tea (which turned out to be a coconut smoothie for me and red wine for him), I shared one of my favorite quotes: “A miracle is a shift… Continue reading A Gift
“War and peace begin in the hearts of individuals. Strangely enough, even though all beings would like to live in peace, our method of obtaining peace over generations seems not to be very effective: we seek peace and happiness by going to war.” –Pema Chodron I’m going home for Christmas, always a great opportunity… Continue reading When you just don’t know what to do: A mindful approach to right action
That’s my theme song this week. A love song. From me, to me. I fucked up. I hate when that happens. Really really hate it. Thinking about my theme song and what it means when I screw up. I was doing the best I could when I booked flights during winter break based on past… Continue reading Have a Little Faith in Me
I thought, that with all my years of writing love letters—for me, for my book—for this blog, that this process had been fully explored, but OMG! Writing this is kicking my ass. Maybe because there is so much my body and my heart are trying to process right now. Maybe because there is so much… Continue reading Embracing the Critic
Good morning my beloved, If you find yourself waking this morning in stunned disbelief, you are not alone. Whatever you’re feeling, feel it deeply. Dance it through your body. Throw (soft) shit, run, scream, tear up this morning’s newspaper. And then, when you are ready, listen to this song. Click here. The best antidote to fear… Continue reading The day after
You matter. Those words used to be written on my bathroom mirror, in lipstick, along with the word fuck!!! Mixed up, sometimes contradictory feelings. Inviting it all in. That’s what this practice of mindfulness and writing love letters is about. This week I’m writing about the circle of acceptance. I’m very excited to share this… Continue reading You Matter
Some things have happened since my letters to money. A surprise tax bill. A mysterious foot problem (not covered by my health insurance because I have not met my deductible). Lice. Did you know the going rate to have lice professionally removed from your hair is $100/hr? Yep. So basically, since my little experiment with… Continue reading Plot Twist
the love letter projects 