“Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.” ~Desmond Tutu To say that I have been feeling a general lack of hope or positivity or joy over the past few weeks would be to greatly underrepresent how awful I have actually felt much of the time. Because …
What Bravery Looks Like
“Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.” ~Brene Brown Last week, I confessed to a dear friend that I am secretly holding onto the belief that I am the least brave person I know. She literally laughed in my face when I said this to her. Which made me laugh. …
Where Do We Go From Here? Some Thoughts About the Year Ahead.
“Whatever it is you’re scared of doing, Do it. Make your mistakes, next year and forever.” ~Neil Gaiman This past year was a paradigm-shifting year for me. For a lot of folks, I think. It brought so much buried shit to the surface in my life personally, it sort of feels like 2017 is going to be all about sifting …
We’re All Below Average Sometimes: On Compassion, Kindness, and Not Becoming a Narcissist
“Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.” ~Desmond Tutu Last week, I had a drink with a friend — a wise, wise woman who also happens to be a very talented therapist — and she recounted for me a story about suggesting to a client that …
Your Art is Essential. (Or, On Being Creative In Times Like These.)
“To be creative means to be in love with life. You can be creative only if you love life enough that you want to enhance its beauty, you want to bring a little more music to it, a little more poetry to it, a little more dance to it.” ~Osho One of my favorite things on in the internet right …
Where to Shop on Small Business Saturday
Happy Small Business Saturday, Everyone! While I not-so-secretly cringe every year when Black Friday arrives, I LOVE celebrating small businesses and shopping locally the Saturday after Thanksgiving. And, as a small business owner myself, I like to spread the love around as much as possible by encouraging everyone I know to support local businesses during the holiday season by …
Passion is Fickle, But Curiosity is Non-Negotiable
“I think, at a child’s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift would be curiosity.” ~Eleanor Roosevelt If you’re around the same age as I am and have spent any time on the internet in the past five or six years, you are probably very familiar with the frequently …
Balance is a Dirty Word. And Other Truths About Being Human.
“There is no such thing as work-life balance. Everything worth fighting for unbalances your life.” ~Alain de Botton I sometimes wonder if I’m too honest about just how imperfect I actually am. But, ultimately, if the moldy piece of fish in my refrigerator makes even one other person feel a little bit better about all the ways she might feel like …
On Moldy Fish, Adulting, and Being An Imperfect Mess
“Excuse the mess, but we live here.” ~Roseanne Barr Can we talk about the moldy piece of fish in my fridge? (Stay with me here. This is going somewhere. I promise.) Earlier this week I pulled a pyrex container out of the back of my refrigerator and discovered that it contained the most disgusting piece of old salmon ever. Complete …
Should You Ice That Injury? Probably Not. (Or, Why RICE is Outdated and Wrong)
“Nothing burns like the cold.” ~George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones As a competitive athlete in the 90s and early 2000s, I spent many a day getting cozy with a bag of ice. The gold standard of care for any minor injury at that time — from a bruise to slight sprain — was, of course, to wrap the …