Eating [and Being] Alone

Confession: I am one of those people who knows that you should eat without distractions, and secretly whips out her computer for a new episode of White Collar during lunch or a book to read during breakfast. I am one of those people who know what is good for them, but somehow thinks that they … Read more

Forgetting About The Life You “Should” Have

I’m sure you know what I’m talking about – the little voice in your head that says, well you should clean up and make things presentable. You should really lose some weight. You should be sure to snag a very attractive, and fiscally responsible mate. You should have sex with that mate whenever possible, because … Read more

Granting Yourself [and Others] the Permission to Change

You are always moving, sometimes forward and sometimes backwards, if only momentarily. You are reacting to the world around you. You are learning your lessons, and you are taking them into account. You are striving to be a better lover, sister, mother, child, student, boss, person in the world. You are busily digging deep, making … Read more

Cultivating Self-Trust

How many times have you broken a promise to yourself? Whether it is due to a careful negotiation of whether or not you truly deserve what you’ve promised, or whether it just goes by the wayside in the busyness of your daily life – we have a tendency not to follow through on the promises … Read more

On Loving What Is

After yesterday’s post about grieving your body fantasy, I spent the whole day thinking about what I was left with.  For example, you decide to let go of the person that you spent twenty-thirty-forty-some-odd years wishing desperately that you could become, what do you do next? Though it was well received by you guys (THANK … Read more