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(B)Leading from My Uterus: A Lesson in Leadership in a White Capitalist Heteropatriarchy.

Midway through the lengthy introductions, my timely menstrual interruption came like an anatomy lesson on leadership: feminist politics infused with blood.

archives, wisdom

Who Would You Be If You Knew You Couldn’t Fail?

Imagine that for a moment: going through life knowing that you cannot fail because you choose to see the positive aspects in all experiences.

yoga

Making Lemonade When It All Goes Tits Up: a Survival Guide.

Here is a prescription that I choreographed over the years, one I hope will assist the resilient as well as the sensitive souls. You can use it when your plan gets wiped out, when your hormones are playing havoc with your mind, and when you are simply and continuously being asked to keep making ...

you & me

Lessons Learned from an Ancient Spirit in a Modern World.

The lines and crevices in my hands speak of stories. I cannot remember how they began. I have no idea where they will end. I only know that I am them and they are me. It is these stories which I know I must honor. These truths which I must bear witness to.

wisdom

Your First Choice Is Rarely the Optimal Choice: 5 Lessons on Being Wrong.

Think of the first person you dated. Would this person have been the best choice for your life partner? Go even further back, and imagine the first person you had a crush on. Finding a great partner is complicated, and expecting yourself to get it right on the first try is unreasonable. It’s ...

wisdom

Thank Your Pain and Liberate It.

Sometimes the mere memory of a traumatic experience is too painful to even be conscious of, so we suppress it. When we bury our pain, it is still a part of us, only now it is functioning as a shadow aspect. Even if we are unaware of our unconscious parts, we don’t need to know exactly what we ...

you & me

It Is not the Storm That Slays Me.

I'm the shipwreck that is still throwing down an anchor. Still trying to secure my shattered pieces to something stable. If I can just hold on to something solid, I'll be whole again. I'm told I will get through this, that I'll move past this. Those words are a waterfall that washes over me, ...

art

Dive into Your Dreams, Dance with Your Past Lessons.

Does the dream serve a valuable purpose for others? Or is it just a passing thought of wonder, and you just liked it enough to follow this butterfly fluttering by you by chance?

wisdom

A Woman’s Menstrual Cycle: Its Messages Of Life For Women & Men.

Pain in not always bad, you know. It has something to show us. If we reject it, drug ourselves up, curse it, get angry at it, suppress it, bury it, it will just come back again next month. We can blame our misery on it, or face it like a wise teacher.

wisdom

The Hardest Law There Is.

The Universal Law of Reflection is the most powerful experience and insight there is. It has a healing and destroying power. But if it heals us, it means we're stronger than we ever have been. And if it destroys, then it means we have another lesson to learn. Either way, it's great, because ...

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