Psst…hey you Yes you Here’s what I want you to do today. I want you to be your most Authentic Crazy Weird Imaginative Funny Irreplaceable Badass self. Not the self that you think the world accepts. Not the self that only shows what you consider to be the best of you. Not the self that…
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Recently, I was called on to write a simple chant for a class I am taking. This wasn’t just any type of song; rather, it was intended to be specifically about someone I knew who had passed and it’s purpose was to be a something of comfort that could have been chanted/sung when this person…
Fear, Love and the Space in Between
I have seen fear make a monster of men (and women). I have seen fear reduce a competent adult into a seemingly lost and helpless child. Sometimes, I have seen fear accomplish both at the same time. I recently had an experience with a close friend of mine that made me re-evaluate all sorts of…
I Am Not The Girl
Usually when you ask people who they admire, they will give you a list of various lengths completely or almost completely comprised of individuals over the age of 18. There are many adults that I have admired and/or tried to emulate over the years, but my list also contains a few members of a younger…
We Are Not Our Mistakes-Part 2
In part one, I talked about how the purpose of pain and how it births our demons. Part two shares with you some things that I have learned over the years that have helped me both in navigating my own dark, painful times as well as supporting loved ones who are going through their own…
Your One Wild and Precious Life
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”-Mary Oliver In those moments when I get caught up in the mundane drudgery and feel like I am just existing, I think about this quote from Mary Oliver. There have been days filled with fires and a seemingly insurmountable…