Living Real: Remembering What It Means to Follow Our Intuition.
Living real means recognizing that all of us at one time or another will mess up. We're going to be a part of the conditions that cause hurt for others.
All Creation Is Imbued With A Divine Spirit.
In philosophical terminology, a system that embraces all creation as sacred and divine is called pantheistic, and Eriugena was accused of being a pantheist.
The Dark Secret About Self-Love No One Ever Told Me.
Self-love is softening to the things I don’t like about myself and bringing compassion. It means being willing to be where I am, as I am.
An Almost Kind of Love: You Never Quite Get There.
There are no promises in an almost kind of love. You get half-commitments and loose plans, but overall it is too fluid to be anything solid.
Do I Really Know? {poetry}
Do I, a singular human, truly know the whole story? Is it possible that evolution is happening in the wake of destruction?
People Are Lonely: Musings On The Craving For Meaningful Connection.
People are lonely, we need touch, we need tenderness, we need to be held, just like a baby who needs affection to thrive.
How A Breakup With My Long-Term Lover Cracked My Heart Open.
There are a lot of beliefs of how breakups should be. We tossed out all the etiquette, felt all the feelings together, and stayed really connected.
Why I Stopped Selling My Creativity.
I kept using every last drop of creativity that I could find. Putting huge amounts of pressure on myself and pouring from a cup that had been empty.
What If The Popular Truth Doesn’t Match Your Own Truth?
What if the crowd-pleasing words don't match the knowing that lives in your own body, the experiences that have formed your own history?
Commit, Or Leave: The Art Of Long-Term Commitment.
The texture of commitment hasn’t been a grandiose cinematic score. Daily, it feels more like a Bach Suite -- sweet, rhythmic, flowing, precise, simple.