Going from I’ve Got To to I Get To: A Study in Living the Life You Want
Have you ever felt like your life is running you instead of the other way around? Totally overwhelmed by all the obligations and things that just must get done? Does the thought of a more joy-filled life sound like a lovely fairy tale that could never possibly represent reality? I get it. I really do. […]
Letting Yourself Know: The Opposite of Working Hard
You know when you’re driving somewhere you’ve been before, and you know your turn is approaching but you can’t quite remember which one it is? Even though you’re familiar with the path, you worry that you’ll miss what it is you’re looking for. And so you drive. You’re focusing hard on every approaching side […]
Fresh Air and What You Do With it
At last! You, my dear, are ready. Pull back those blinds and loosen the latches. Your time has arrived. Breathe it in. You know you want to. What are you waiting for? Be greedy, Woman. Unrelenting. Do not stop until you are full. Be so bold as to take a […]
LETTING THE OTHER SHOW DROP: VULNERABILITY, GRATITUDE, AND JOY
:: letting the other shoe drop: vulnerability, gratitude, and joy :: The other day I was watching a video of an interview between Brené Brown and Oprah Winfrey, courtesy of my friend Kendra Tanner of the True You Project. In it, Oprah and Brené talk about the perhaps surprising component of terror – yes […]
Love Never Fails
The other night I was quickly walking through a well-known discount department store to its stationary section, because a while back I had found a journal there that I’ve come to adore and I wanted to see if they had any more. I had visions of buying like 5, already beginning to conceive of […]
Vulnerability: Being Seen Bearing Weight
(Post #3 in the Daring Greatly series, inspired by and in response to Brené Brown’s book, Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead.) Oh, Life – You synchronous pip. I currently find myself at my own personal point of convergence between release, vulnerability, and limiting beliefs. […]