Category Archives: Mindfulness
Today Is Not the Day
I write because I need to. Topics come to me, suddenly, and I need to immediately sit and write. It’s like a purge. No, it’s actually more like the sudden realization you MUST pee but you’re not moving on the … Continue reading
Deserving Enough
I’m a writer because I believe words have meaning. We need to choose and use our words carefully. Words can hurt. Words can heal. And I’m a little grumpy today because I’m tired of all the pithy sayings we throw … Continue reading
Bookmarking Your Life Story
Guest post from The Boy, age 11. “If something sad happens, you should always move on. What you shouldn’t do is forget. For example, in a book you place bookmarks where you left off. Think about it like your life … Continue reading
Lessons from Marriage & Divorce
Several different couples I’m friends with are uncoupling right now. They’re at the very beginning of the separation process. It’s got me thinking. Because when I look in their eyes, when I hear their voices, I recognize the fear and … Continue reading
Posted in Empowerment, Mindfulness, Relationships
Tagged divorce, kindness, lessons, marriage
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Saying Good-Bye
“I don’t know how to say good-bye.” La Chica writes this in an important note to me about her feelings of her good friends moving away. I don’t blame her. No one knows how to say good-bye. It’s hard and … Continue reading
Posted in Empowerment, Mindfulness, Parenting, Relationships
Tagged Endings, grief, loss, relationships
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Making the Band
I love being in my band. We’ve only existed for about a month as an entity, but I’m pretty sure they feel the exact opposite about me. It is really hard for them to play a song that’s recognizable when … Continue reading
Posted in Empowerment, Mindfulness
Tagged brave, courage, inadequacy, perfection, perspective, rock band
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Life Writing
There is the theory that artists are a bit mad–that there is a higher preponderance of creativity in those with mental illnesses such as bipolar disorder or depression. That the madness fuels the art. That may or may not be … Continue reading
The Confessional of a Sinner
Here is my confession: Through my life, in the different iterations of me–the wilder one, the irresponsible one, the uptight one, the good girl one, the anxious one, the depressed one; in each of these phases of my life, I … Continue reading
Posted in Mindfulness, Relationships, religion, spirituality
Tagged authenticity, courage, religion, spirituality, vulnerability
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Life Lessons from Drumming
So you may know I’ve joined a rock band. These are the other facts you need to know. When I say “band,” I mean a bunch of beginners together in a room trying really hard to make noises that sound … Continue reading
Gifts of the Privileged
La Chica: I LOVE MY EYESIGHT!!!!! La Momma: Uh, what? La Chica: Well, you know. I close my eyes. Then I open them. And WOW! I see bursts of orange! I close them again. Then I open them, and BOOM! … Continue reading
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