How I rid myself of social media anxiety

January 11, 2022
social-media-anxiety
"...we still need to discuss this. We live in this world together.... ...so what is this conversation really about?" ~Wagechi Mutu in an interview. This one is...
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8 Comments · Blog, Opinion

If cosmetic surgery helps you feel better about yourself

January 4, 2022
cosmetic-surgery
...then you might want to take another look at your values. I know: that's BLASPHEMY. It's the defense of cosmetic surgery I hear most: "There's nothing wrong...
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18 Comments · Blog, Inspiration, Opinion

And just like that, we’re old

December 30, 2021
and-just-like-that
**. SPOILER WARNING. ** You know how we always suspected gyms secretly counted on on us buying  memberships we never used? I'd forgotten that I had Disney+. So...
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6 Comments · Blog, Opinion

It’s not about Halloween candy. It’s about valu

December 14, 2021
Halloween-candy
Have you ever left Halloween candy out for kids to self-serve because you wouldn't be home? (Or, during this pandemic, because you didn't want to open the door?) I...
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10 Comments · Blog, Opinion

Why are we still playing the Blame Game?

November 16, 2021
blame-game
"And they looked around for someone to blame."                               ~  in a Lisa Ling story on violence against                    ...
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Telling your truth to anyone–not just power–tak...

November 10, 2021
tell-your-truth
Fia Skye's* newsletter often inspires as it did the other month. She wrote: "what a dangerous and difficult decision it is to tell someone the truth." She discussed...
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Why do they make manifestation all about stuff?

November 2, 2021
I am a woman of strong opinions. They are particularly strong about people I believe are falsely representing, well, anything. Like manifestation. Or...
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How it’s all about risk

October 15, 2021
risk
I figured it out. What life is all about. It's about RISK. How much you're willing to tolerate. What seems really risky behavior to me apparently isn't for...
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6 Comments · Blog, Opinion, Travel

Secrets and lies: what we know | what we don’t know

October 13, 2021
what-we-know
The motto of a truly open mind is we don't know what we don't know. A mind that accepts that any possibility could be true is a beautiful thing. Exploring my...
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How can we make this place beautiful?

September 30, 2021
make-this-place-beautiful
The world is at least fifty percent terrible, and that’s a conservative estimate, though I keep this from my children. For every bird there is a stone thrown at...
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12 Comments · Blog, Opinion

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