Wishing each and everyone one of you all of the best this holiday season, no matter which holidays you celebrate! I am thankful for another year to celebrate and hope that each of us will hold others who celebrate differently than us in our hearts with compassion, kindness, and love! Many blessings! Save
hierarchy of privilege
There is a hierarchy of privilege in our society. Some people have more privilege than others based on their race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, body size, able-bodiedness, overall attractiveness, and various combinations of those things. While many of us as individuals have been working to eliminate bias – both our own and within our society […]
but i don’t wanna!
Every now and again you may get into mood when you just don’t feel like dealing with anything or anyone. Don’t feel like being nice to people, don’t feel like saying hello, don’t feel like being your usual wonderful self, (don’t feel like writing a blog post), or maybe even all of the above. I […]
black & white
It’s easy to think in black and white terms, especially when you’re looking at someone else’s life and their life decisions. But let’s be honest…life is messy. And complex. With many twists and turns. Human beings and their issues and motivation for doing things don’t come neatly prepackaged like a box of processed breakfast cereal. […]
body and soul
Let’s talk about our bodies for a moment. In our society we’ve been conditioned to look at our bodies as a utilitarian function and often a point of shame – too this, too that, not enough this, too much that. Plus too many of us abuse our bodies – too much booze, maybe even drugs, […]
fall in love with your life
One of the most important things that each of us can do for ourselves as individuals is to fall in love with our own life. But how do you do that if you’re not really even happy with your life? Seek it out. A seemingly simple three-word sentence that in real life isn’t all that […]