There have been no times when I have felt more bored and lonely than when I am trying to fit in. Being with people who are…
Trying to not feel hot, cold, anxious, or hungry since nobody else is and it is clearly the wrong way to feel. Trying to be like…
After reading and rereading Anne Lamott’s most recent treasure: Dusk, Night, Dawn, I feel almost close to being able to fully and deeply breathe. Engaging…
I am still obssessed with the toxic and commonly held sentiments (not specifically aimed at me, just in general) and messaging of: You are the…
In Nothing Like I imagined, Mindy Kaling shares her delicious confession about an attempt to be a Big Shot. While out with her celeb buddy…
Even with 10+ years of recovery and spiritual retrieval work (though lately, the doing of the work is minimal and I find myself right back in…
I will not be a person who instructs another to smile. What even is that? To me, that feels unwholesome— unsafe. I prefer an authentically…
In a speech I heard today, it was said that “Patriotism is not loyalty to the president but to the country (in our case, the…
In true Magda- fashion, tired and hungry for my bed, silence, solitude, stillness, and my weighted blanket, I departed our celebration before midnight–AND nobody got…
Sometimes, what it looks like is all anyone (not looking too closely) will see. Oh look, the wise benevolent docotor is helping so many girls.…