On my walk today, I thought about asking for help and how difficult and vulnerable the act is. I was reminded of the baggage I carry from my family of origin, the role I took on, the conscious effort it requires to drop the contract that I didn’t sign up for or agree to, and… Read More: Walk with Me »
Hi friends, Happy International Women’s Day! I have thoughts. You bet I have thoughts. First of all, we deserve at least half of the calendar instead of just ONE day of the year to celebrate how awesome we are. Second, pay us. Pay up. We deserve to be valued. We do fine jobs. Pay us… Read More: Women, Women, Women »
Hi friends, How have you been? What’s your current growing edge? Something that you are working on? Do you want to share with me? I’d love to know. For me, I am working on paying attention to what matters to me and letting go of the rest. It is quite difficult to settle down to… Read More: Poem – Crossroad Being »
Days are getting longer. Today, the sun rose at 6:54AM, with plans to set at 6:20pm. The sky is clear. The sun is shining with no constraint. My mood is tranquil. On days like this, my love for life and the vast blue has no room for doubt. Hope registers in my body. I am… Read More: Today, I Wrote »
Hi friends, I hope you cherish the beautiful moments in your life, however small they are. I am noting some down from the past week, the week where war broke between Russia and Ukraine. One: I saw two baby goats in the urban farm on a cold and windy winter morning: one of them so… Read More: From Last Week »
Hi friends, Letter time! Or love story time! What’s on your mind lately? Tell me. I am bringing Hannah’s reality closer to ours – Covid is coming upon her and her friends. I am curious to see the story evolves. Our Hannah will be teaching virtual classes on Zoom. I hope you enjoy the love… Read More: Letter No. 24 »
I was raped by a professor of mine. I don’t know how to write about it in a way that’s helpful to me and to others. Saying what happened without overwhelming shame and pain took me a decade. When life blows you off course, take what you have and what you want in your heart,… Read More: Rape »