We tend to be creatures of habit, and no where does that show up more than in our thinking. Waking up to a rainy Tuesday wasn’t bad after a previous late night. With coffee and meditation, I felt energized enough to hit the elliptical and shower, and even inspired to do some afternoon […]
It was 2006. I knew it was time to leave my husband because of the peace I felt. To have left any earlier would have put my body and mind in more stress. But I had no idea where to go. I repeat, I HAD NO IDEA. I didn’t know what I needed or […]
Who doesn’t love to be in love? When we are in love, we feel special, appreciated, and invincible. These feelings can last a few weeks, a few months, or even a year. Usually, not much more beyond that because at some point, your partner is going to trigger the places in you where […]
I wish I could say I always took the high road, but I’d be lying. When someone says something that I feel is an attack, or tries to make me feel less than, my impulse is to educate them (loudly) about all the ways they’re screwing up. Needless to say, they don’t hear me, and […]
Recently a friend and I were talking about family and the drama that often accompanies the holidays. “I’m getting better at detaching,” she said, “but it’s hard not to feel responsible with family.” It’s true. So much we want our loved ones and ourselves to feel happy during the holidays (and any time else, […]
There’s a term in psychological circles called, “the imposter’s syndrome”. This is when you’re transitioning into something new and, for a while, feel as if you are faking it, anxious someone will discover at any moment you don’t know what you are doing. This is actually normal to feel as you grow into a […]
I knew this was a bad idea, I thought, as my boyfriend and I sauntered up to the table where a group of my friends held a birthday party in the restaurant of the very hotel in which we were staying. “Hi everyone!” I said. “Surprise!” “What are you doing here?” the host asked. “I […]
So what’s your guilty pleasure? Is it a particular food? A television program? Or maybe it’s shopping online. Whatever it is, it’s definitely something you feel a teen tiny bit ashamed of admitting – that’s why we call it a “guilty pleasure”. Guilty pleasures are nothing more than places we find pleasure in our lives […]
I didn’t want to admit it, but he was the same type of man I always drew into my life. The type who seemed to care more about his world than learning about mine. At about the same time I realized I’d done it again, a different man from my past reached out needing something […]
This week was a difficult one. I had packed it a bit too full, to be sure, but grew excited from chance happenings, possible opportunities, and serendipitous connections. One thing seemed to be flowing into another. I was on a roll! And then I wasn’t. “What’s going on?” I wailed. “Why does it seem just […]