Tag Archives: love
Bigmouth Strikes Again
“I miss it. I was so good at it. I miss doing this. I miss feeling alive.” Continue reading
Posted in Empowerment, Uncategorized
Tagged blog, career change, career satsfaction, consulting, do what you love, fulfillment, life, love, mental-health, purpose, writing
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Mistaken Identity
As shared live on stage for Stoop Storytelling Series (click to hear the audio!): Look at me. What do you see? You’ll probably say a middle-aged Chinese woman who has worked very hard for every single one of these gray … Continue reading
When Your Heart Breaks Open
I tell you this to break your heart, by which I mean only that it break open and never close again to the rest of the world. -Mary Oliver There was a moment recently whereupon my heart broke wide open. … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Meditation, Mindfulness, Relationships, spirituality
Tagged broken heart, grace, love, spiritual awakening, spiritual journey
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Language of Love
Parenting is often on the fly, I’ve come to learn. By that, I mean I make a lot of shit up when posed with hard or unexpected questions. For example, La Chica, age 8, asked recently, “Why do they make … Continue reading
Saving Love, Saving Yourself
You cannot save people. You can only love them. Anaïs Nin And sometimes that means you must love them from afar. I have a friend who had difficulty accepting that her now-ex-boyfriend continued to make life decisions that were not … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Empowerment, Mindfulness, Relationships
Tagged love, relationships, sacrifice
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What Is Love?
Love is a 40-year-old woman choosing to be trapped in a car barreling through the Midwest for 7 hours with two small children who won’t stop singing the Beastie Boys’ “Brass Monkey”–only they’ve made up their own words to the … Continue reading
Posted in Meditation, Mindfulness, Relationships
Tagged being seen, best friends, dynamic duo, friendship, love, self-validation, validation
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To Love the Skin You’re In
I’m always amazed at how my life has turned out. At different stages of my life, I have looked around and gone, “Huh. Who’da thunk?” I’ve never been a planner–I’ve never had a 5-year plan, or long-term goals. It’s just … Continue reading
Posted in Empowerment, Health Issues, Meditation, Mindfulness
Tagged body image, goals, love, pretty, self image, sense of self, skinny, worthiness
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Members Only
We spend the Christmas holiday with my immediate family every year. I took the kids to Christmas Eve mass at my parents’ parish this year. En route, my son asked, “Are we members there?” I told him no, his grandparents … Continue reading
Posted in religion, spirituality
Tagged Christmas Eve, Christmas Eve Mass, equality, joy, love, peace, religion, spirituality
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All We Need
“Faith, Family and Friends. That’s all you need in life. No wait, Love and Kindness too. That’s all you need in life,” declared my 7-year-old daughter. “What?!” I ask. We were out shopping for a frame to display her school … Continue reading
Posted in Meditation, Mindfulness, Parenting, religion, spirituality
Tagged all you need in life, faith, family, friends, kindness, love, priorities, values
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Thrive Fully Creative 