The Right to Receive

A year ago, I had started to try to ask for what I needed. I had started it into conversation naturally, dropping hints or mentioning it whenever it came up. And yet,  we were moving and things were stressful and there was so much to do. I had tried to ask, but just the asking was … Read more

You Can (Totally) Sit With Me

On her way out the door she said, “Mara, honestly this is the weekend that I have been yearning for my entire life. This is the circle of women that I have been searching for forever.” She said it and I could feel the depth of her words – the depth of what it means to … Read more