You’re sitting down to dinner with the family. It’s been a long day. Everyone was working, at school, and running around doing errands. You look forward to this time. It’s a good time to unwind and connect with the people
From you to… you?
Are you taking care of yourself? Could you take better care of yourself? As I continue to do a deep dive into applied compassion, I thought it would be good to have a master list of things anyone can do
Our Clocks Direct Compromise
Last Thursday I went down to Hollywood to attend an author event for Leigh Stein’s new book, THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT. I know her through online circles, and based on the content of the book and the energy of her
Only So Many Possibilities
As part of my move along with goals, I’ve been doing crazy things. Mostly these involve: doing things that are scary every day, developing and sticking to systems, and listening to my body. The scary stuff I’ve been doing has
On Being Eternally Temporary
Loving yourself is not enough. Loving others is not enough. You need to do both to be whole. And getting there isn’t easy – it requires doing things that are uncomfortable. It requires transition. And transition means pain. You can’t
Choose to Live Differently
On July 25 at 11 AM I had my first Love the Unloveable webinar. It is the first time I’ve done a webinar, certainly the first time I produced anything live on the internet and it’s kind of blowing my
Intentional Writer Interview: Camille DeAngelis
Remember my blog post on becoming bulletproof to negative feedback? Today I share an interview with an author taking it one step further! Camille DeAngelis is a highly compassionate human being. She lives intentionally and uses her writing to make
Fairy tales are nice (but they're not real!).
When I was a little girl, I used to look up at the sky and pray. I’d been taught that God answers prayers and so I prayed (my parents are both ordained ministers). I prayed a lot, but one prayer
Self-care Starts with Boundaries
Note: Vague spoiler for Warcraft, but you weren’t going to watch that…were you? My car is a Frankenstein creature from the turn of the millennium, with bits and bobs replacing old parts. There’s an aluminum water bottle that was converted
Open Letter to Everyone
Dear One, This is a giant warm fuzzy. Unadulterated. Love. Through. Blog. Originally, I thought I was going to write about Orlando (If you’re looking for a response to that, read my post here. it’s the longest post on my
