It’s Day 2 of a 28 Day Challenge to publish daily. I’m doing it through DareMe, where for 28 days I’ll be hosting and cheering other Daily Publishers on. We’re challenging each other to post and publish daily. Whether it’s on your own blog, newsletter, social media, or sites like Read more…
you, oh so want it to go awayyou want it to stop! so you reach for that can of pinot noiryou anticipate it taking it awaylike a Calgon shampoo commercial from years past but it doesn’tit only revs you up some moremakes you relive the resentmentuntil it’s no longer a Read more…
You think you have all this time left with herYou think you’ll see them againYou think time is this vast ocean You think you’ll hear her voice againThe way she squeals with pleasure,the way she voices her disgust You think you’ll see her face againthe delight as her eyes crinkle Read more…
# Barton Springs Walk in Austin, TX Jade green water weaved With moss green gold As I think of my friend Who passed too soon How I had talked to her Only recently in California She in Georgia On my way to visit Another friend on Sacramento St. In California Read more…
Yesterday, I listened to one of my favorite writers in the entire world, Jhumpa Lahiri, talk to Sam Fragoso about watching her mother die until she was no longer there, like a flower that had finally withered away. Then I discovered Weyes Blood, found on the latest podcast episode with Read more…
Sonia Choquette, who I wanna be when I grow up, suggested starting an “I love…” list. There’s something about her, this vibrant and beautiful woman, that makes my heart sing. I love her energy, her frequency, how she makes me feel possibilities and potentials in my own life, for our Read more…
As I meditated just now, listening to Dr Brad’s guided meditation, he asked: What if you could soften into your breath?What if you could soften into your body?What if you could soften into your life? What would it look like to do the above? As someone who often finds herself Read more…
As I meditated just now, the phrase –“Low Stakes Writing” — floated into my head. That’s what my blog is. This practice I’ve developed recently when I decided I was going to publish everyday, for 30 days, a blog post as a way to teach my nervous system that it Read more…
Mr T had been bored for quite some time. Every morning was the same. He’d wake up his person with a few quiet mews, nudging him to wake up by head bunting his furry gray face until his person was up. Then he’d wait patiently for his food dish to Read more…
Showing up when you don’t feel like it is something I’ve struggled with much of my life. I was that kid who after being dropped off at school, walked back home to watch Days of Our Lives, choosing to cut school to watch soap operas. There’s an inner rebel inside Read more…