Day 98 of 365: “be weak”

September 27, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.

“When did this happen?” the EA (Emotions Anonymous) member asked me. “Last night,” I said. She was visibly shocked. “Wow! You’re doing way better than I was in that situation. I was a mess. You’re really holding it together!” She said this like it was a good thing. “My issue isn’t with being able to […]

Day 90! of 365: when old patterns fight good things (“upper limiting”)

September 19, 2017.Reading time 4 minutes.

It’s easy to forget how far I’ve come. Especially with perfectionistic tendencies and being a HIGH SCORE A+ ACHIEVER person, I can easily mark “NEEDS IMPROVEMENT” on something every day. Also, I am hyper aware of the person I want to become… So much so that I lose track of the beauty of who I am […]

Day 62 of 365: Prayer to the universe, written 10/5/2014

August 22, 2017.Reading time 3 minutes.

I keep an Artist’s Prayer on the wall in front of my desk. It’s a handwritten prayer to the Universe, which was the assigned task for Week 4, Day 26 of Julia Cameron’s book, The Artist’s Way. (Which is fabulous and all humans should utilize this book. The end.) The task is “Write your own […]

Day 61 of 365: Reacting differently retrains old patterns.

August 21, 2017.Reading time 10 minutes.

This new advertisement thing happening via Facebook is overwhelming for me. Each time I log on (which isn’t frequently and is rarely for scrolling; I normally just log on to chat with a few people close to me) I’ll see some advertisement for writing a book or a blog or being a speaker. All things […]

Day 60 of 365: why showing up is important.

August 19, 2017.Reading time 8 minutes.

For years, when a friend or family member was ill or had gone through surgery or a heartbreak, I gave them space. That’s what you’re supposed to do, right? “I’ll let them be messy and do their healing thing and, if they need me, they’ll let me know.” Yea… Come to find out, that’s not really how […]