Love encompasses your self love, self expression, self acceptance, judgement, interests, hobbies, and education. Love begins with your relationship with yourself and what strokes your fire. This includes what you allow yourself to have like education, interests, or hobbies to live the fully rich life you desire.
For a long time I bought into the story that I had to suppress and hide who I am to be accepted. This meant playing small rather than going for my actual desires in life. Don’t be too loud, don’t rock the boat, behave and be good, don’t let...
Last week I was sitting in an almost empty cafe in Sweden having finished my lunch just sitting here thinking about my privilege. This is what came up for me. I was born in San Antonio and went to a Catholic private school for most of elementary. Many of...
As children we are all sold this crazy bill of sale. We are told if you follow this set of rules then you will create the life that we know you want. Do not deviate at all from these parameters and you will have everything your heart desires. The...
If you follow the rules in conventional society, then no matter what you are wrong. The picture below was when I was doing just that – dressed appropriately for my accounting job, in an unhappy marriage that I was trying to make work, diligently attempting to follow all of...
So many people compare their life experiences with others. Their job is better, they make more money, their spouse or partner is more supportive, they have a nicer purse or shoes, or their child is so much better because they are cuter or smarter or better at sports. Guess...
Robin asked me a fascinating question the other day that I have continued to roll around in my body. It is about why it is that, while others typically go along with everyone else on bullying, hazing, or harassing others, I have almost always stood up and said no even...
I want to feel and experience your anger and rage fully. That is how I get to completely and utterly connect with you. I want to get down in the dirt and muck with you, rolling and wallowing around in it, to fully understand where you are. That anger...
Fully owning what you are passionate about and yearn for, along with staying that course, is incredibly difficult for everyone I know. Even when we know what that gigantic looming passion is, we let smaller little passions get in the way of our accomplishing it. I can say this...