“People are scared to go to therapy because they think that it’s someone in a chair going: YOU SUCK. But its not. Its YOU in a chair going: I SUCK.” -Taylor Tomlinson “I had problems a therapist couldn’t solve; grief that no man in a room could ameliorate.” ― Cheryl Strayed, Wild I’ve had ALL … More Therapy
“We’re all made of the same parts as everyone else, organized in a unique way. No two alike.” ― Emily Nagoski, Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life *Warning* at the bottom of this post I’m going to give you a visual that changed my paradigm of understanding … More You say toe-(may)-toe, I say…
“Say I’m a bird. Say it!” -Allie “…You’re a bird.” -Noah “Now say you’re a bird too!” -Allie “If you’re a bird…I’m a bird.” -Noah *scene from The Notebook. A movie based off the literary romantic drama by author Nicolas Sparks.* I have heard- no thought is truly original if you scale it out to … More A New Thought
The big one. The thing we all long for at our deepest core selves. Is it a thing? Is it an energy force? Is it a power? Is it tangible? What is “it”?!? Here are my TWO favorite definitions of love. *trust me. I’ve been looking for awhile. These are CREAM OF THE CROP* The … More Love
How’s this for a strong statement? I think all things are moving things. Nothing has ever been stationary. From the largest thing we know of- a galaxy full of universes orbiting, to the smallest atom particle found vibrating as a piece of any living or non living object. Consistent movement will be found. Maybe one … More “Moving Things”
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.” –Abraham Lincoln Tonight, while eating microwaved Swedish meatballs and instant mashed potatoes, on paper plates with plastic spoons (a delicacy during this new stage of life that I am absolutely crushing) I convinced my three children to “stop and smell … More “Smell the Roses”
“When in doubt go to the library.” –J.K. Rowling A woman once said to me in a conversation: “I am an OPEN BOOK! I have NO secrets! Ask me ANYTHING. I’ll tell you.” I’ve thought a lot about that sentence over the last few years. It bothered me in the same way a hangnail will … More An Open Book
img_2948 “This… is gonna suck.” I thought to myself while I poured out my favorite wine into the kitchen sink. Alone. With no one to tell me I “ought to,” and no one to judge if I had just decided to“finish it off” instead. I took this video last year for the sole purpose of … More Sober
“Most humans are never fully present in the now, because unconsciously they believe that the next moment must be more important than this one. But then you miss your whole life, which is never not now” –Eckhart Tolle Hey reader, ❤️ There is just no other way to say it… I do NOT like small … More 20 Questions
“There is great beauty in little things.” Mehmet Murat ildan ******************************************************************** The whisper of fall on a late summer evening, as the air cools slightly while above you becomes a moving art piece of floating clouds and layered colors of orange, purple, blue, yellow, red… covering the vast canvas of sky. That tension rising inside … More Perfect Moments: Real Life Magic.
“A Cleverly Named Blog” with Aubrey 