It's so much harder to write about the ugly stuff. But I think that's when the most needs to be said. Why do I act so nice all the time? How do I get so stuck in my head? I was just listening to someone talk for like an hour and connecting with them.... …
Let love come, let love go
It can't be forced to stay, when it wants to go. We can only do our best, while it visits, to let Love... feel the love! "This being human is a guest house"... Let the guest room of your life be a place worth staying, for Love. Let it be sunny, breezy, playful, expansive, and …
Personal Power & Boundary Setting in ED Recovery
I started the year with a 10 1/2 day fast, which I broke last Saturday. To my dismay, I rebounded into what felt like a long, semi-continuous binge / disordered eating episode. It's been a journey. I mean, I've been here before, and probably it's been more a part of my life than I want …
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To be instead of to seem
The way of moving forward that comes only from the head is two-dimensional, and will no longer work. It used to work better than it works now. For some people, it is still working. For others, it is being shown to be problematic. We are waking up into a new way of being. It is …
Longing to blossom into more of myself
What a journey, life. What a year so far! It started with the breakup! I mean, really, wow! I didn't see it coming, I wasn't ready for it... and yet, it is now done, and life is moving on, and slowly I am reimagining this life and my place in it. There are moments of …
It is GOOD to be a WOMAN
It is GOOD TO BE A WOMAN. For a woman is sensual, mysterious, mystical. We are the embodiment of the raw creative force; chaotic, beautiful, eternal. The power of the feminine is seen in the miracle of birth, the sensuality of curves and waves, the warmth in the places you feel most safe and loved. …
Musing on the breakup from the beach
Breakups are hard. Part of me is here, and happy to be here; part of me reaches toward the reality I just left, aches for the comfortable and the familiar. There was a stability in that structure; I built myself on top of it for four years; now I must rebuild from the ground, of …
I want to work and love with my hands
For a change of pace, here's a hand-written journal piece. Have a beautiful day 🙂
I must love my shame, for it leads me to Truth
Hello, friends. I came here today to be vulnerable and share things I am ashamed about. I ended up connecting with an idea that the things I've carried shame for my whole life might not be 'my problem', and actually underneath my shame I think I have some anger and a piece of truth to …
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Goodbye, November
Well, this is my last piece for the November writing challenge... what a month! I think I'll use this opportunity to do a little recap and reflection. Overall, I am happy with how this month went. I did a lot more writing than I've done in quite a while! After this post goes up, I will …
Expressions from this side of the here & now 