“The good news is that the moment you decide that what you know is more important than what you have been taught to believe, you will have shifted gears in your quest for abundance. Success comes from within, not from without.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson Guess who’s back? Mercury. Effing. Retrograde.* Yep. Does anyone else feel like Mercury is always in …
Resolutions, Schmesolutions. I Fell in Love Instead. (Or, Wait, Wait, What’s Happening?)
“I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous demands on me, who does not doubt my courage or my toughness, who does not believe me naïve or innocent, who has the courage to treat me like a woman.” ~Anaïs Nin I had a long list of things I wanted to accomplish between Christmas …
This Beer Might Be Gluten-Free, But This Letting Go Stuff Is Serious Business: How To Tap Into the Power of the Winter Solstice To Facilitate Change in the New Year
“May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you’re wonderful, and don’t forget to make some art — write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself.” ~Neil …
On Self-Acceptance, Being Ridiculous, and Insane Amounts of Gratitude. (Or, You Guys! I Actually Met a Nice Boy!)
“To be fully seen by somebody, then, and be loved anyhow – this is a human offering that can border on miraculous.” ~Elizabeth Gilbert Of all the things I could possibly be thankful for this year, acceptance is at the top of my list. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I am not a perfect person. And I …
Let’s Talk About Anxiety. Or, Why I Almost Dropped Out Of Graduate School Eight Hundred Times.
“Follow your inner moonlight; don’t hide the madness.” ~Allen Ginsberg Let’s talk about anxiety. While I was in graduate school studying acupuncture and Chinese medicine, I started having panic attacks multiple times a week, forcing me to excuse myself from class for extended “bathroom breaks”, often feeling unable to return for as long as an hour at a time. There …
Your Comfort Zone? Probably Not Really That Comfortable. Here’s Why. (Or, How Being Afraid Is Sometimes Actually a Good Thing.)
“Doubt is an uncomfortable condition, but certainty is a ridiculous one.” ~Voltaire “Never underestimate how much assistance, how much satisfaction, how much comfort, how much soul and transcendence there might be in a well-made taco and a cold bottle of beer.” ~Tom Robbins, Jitterbug Perfume So here’s the truth about comfort zones: They’re usually not all that comfortable. More than …
Mercury Went Retrograde and Apparently Found All Of My Exes There. Because I Obviously Needed Another Lesson In Forgiveness. Also: Puppies!
“Rather than letting our negativity get the better of us, we could acknowledge that right now we feel like a piece of shit and not be squeamish about taking a good look.” ~ Pema Chödrön, When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times About a month ago, I came down with the flu and spent four solid days shuffling …
What You Want Is What You Want. Until What You Want Is Something Else.
“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” ~ E.E. Cummings Ten years ago, the things I thought I wanted were vastly different from the things I know today that I desire. In June 2004, I had just received a bachelor’s degree in English Literature, with dreams of pursuing a master’s degree in creative writing, living …
This Post Is Dedicated To The Women In My Life Who Are Brave And Beautiful And Kick Some Major Ass. You Know Who You Are.
“I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a bitch. You’ve got to go out and kick ass.” ~ Maya Angelou Several years ago, I entered into an intimate relationship with a boy I absolutely adored and, in the process, sort of inadvertently abandoned every other relationship I’d cultivated in my …
Go Ride Your Damn Bike. And Other Important Spiritual Lessons. (Or, I Wrote Another Post About Dating. It Might Be Time For An Intervention.)
“Beware of allowing a tactless word, a rebuttal, a rejection to obliterate the whole sky” ~ Anaïs Nin Confession: I’m kind of a fixer. I love to smooth things over. Tie up loose ends. Come to a reasonable and harmonious solution that magically satisfies everyone involved. Wrap it all up in a neat little package so that nobody gets hurt …