Standing in my Realm of Responsibility
I am awestruck by the delight of this container as I walk the earth here. The fertile ground beneath my feet. The lush landscape that surrounds me. The fortitude of the fence that holds my structure...
View ArticleThe Healing is in the Holding
I am allergic to someone trying to fix me. I can feel it from miles away. It exists somewhere on the spectrum of the discomfort of wearing a scratchy wool sweater over your naked skin to the violence...
View ArticleIs Accepting Myself Avoiding Self-Improvement?
When you think about accepting yourself as you are — really accepting yourself — what does that bring up for you? Over the years women have been told me they are afraid of accepting themselves, because...
View ArticleWorrying Is Not An Action Step
There are times when I want to do so many things I feel impossibly fractured, as though I’ve left little parts of myself all over town while running my errands. Call my representatives. Join that group...
View ArticleLiving In My Skin
After a lifetime of loathing my body, neutrality felt like a breath of fresh air. Instead of concocting plan after plan to fix myself, I was suddenly able to look up and out. I was no longer just a...
View ArticleTaking Imperfect Action
After the events in Charlottesville this past weekend there are many of us who are desperately wanting to do something. To say the right thing or take the right action or put our hearts forward in some...
View ArticleYou are Sacred Land
You are sacred land. Your skin, the rugged and dimpled map of where you’ve been as you’ve walked the earth. Each line, each crevice a small piece of your story. Each chicken pock scar. Each faded...
View ArticleI need this and…
You need in layers depending on what you allow yourself or what you have been taught is available to need. A glass of water, a quick walk around the neighborhood and then back to work. The needs that...
View ArticleFeeling Your Way Through
I woke up this morning feeling a lot of feelings and thinking about you. How you are you feeling today, really? (Chetna Mehta created this excellent feelings wheel to get you started if you need it.)...
View ArticleWhen It Don’t Come Easy
As I’m sure comes to a surprise to absolutely no one, I’ve been thinking (again, always) about self-partnership — the way that we show up for and stand by ourselves each day. Even when it’s hard. Even...
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