Aug 9, 2020I Went Down to the RiverYesterday I bought and played a harmonica for the first time in my life. The day before that I woke up at 6:30am then went back to sleep until 11am. The day before that I read a poem I wrote to my yogi mates at the park: I went down…Music5 min readMusic5 min read
Jul 8, 2020I Let Myself Feel It AllThere is a day when the road neither comes nor goes, and the way is not a way but a place. ~Wendell Berry, Sabbath Poems XXII I’ve been sitting, lying, sleeping, eating, icing, crying, laughing, reading — inside this place where I live for the past four days straight. Not…Self5 min readSelf5 min read
Apr 14, 2020Walking the Dog in the Time of CoronaI don’t have a dog. Yet. Rather, I’m one of the fortunate humans who has the high pleasure of doing the funnest, coolest job on earth: being a dog walker. Sure, this job involves picking up a lot of poop, but you get used to it, and the perks are…Dogs6 min readDogs6 min read
Apr 9, 2020Paying Attention to Moments that Breathe Extra Gusts of Life Into MeLike la la la la la, la la la la la, la la, la la, la la. — I was sitting at a stoplight, waiting to turn left. Rain fell on my windshield as I rested my left, black Hunter boot off the clutch. I leaned my head back on the headrest, and sat motionless, not really tuned in to anything. Nothing except my upcoming grocery shopping adventure…Mindfulness6 min readMindfulness6 min read
Apr 6, 2020Going Deeper Within Through Yoga Teacher TrainingDay 5: Yoga Teacher Training The perfectionist in me says I should have been writing about yoga teacher training, every day. The comic in me says I’ve barely been able to lift my arms high enough to type. The light in me says I’m exactly as I need to be. …Yoga6 min readYoga6 min read
Mar 13, 2020Resilient People Know How To Feel Pain And Keep LivingThey’ve learned to bend through suffering, not break. — Yesterday, I rose with the birds. I shared some photographs with friends, showered, and made some coffee. I packed my bags for a work road-trip and sent a message: Me: Should be there by 3pm. Let me know if anything has changed! Client: Have you left? Might not fly today…Resilience6 min readResilience6 min read
Mar 7, 2020Hey, GirlA poem to myself — Love is connecting with all of your selves, at last — Looking fondly at all of the faded, old photographs stacked neatly inside the shoebox. It’s coming across that one picture you’ve always liked and staying with it for a long while — Saying, “Hey, girl, I don’t know what it is about you exactly, but there’s something in your presence that captivates me.” You set the picture apart, hang it on the wall for further, deeper investigation.Self1 min readSelf1 min read
Mar 5, 2020Healed People Heal PeopleI once heard a powerful talk by a woman, at a conference in Portland. She told us about some of her darkest struggles in life — how a troubled childhood led to her being a sex worker and how that negatively impacted her life and relationships. I’ll never forget when…Healing5 min readHealing5 min read
Mar 4, 2020Breaking Up with FriendsLetting go is hard, but it’s part of life. — In the last week, I’ve had two people tell me they’re breaking up with friends. I listened to them talk about the confusing thought process behind deciding whether or not to keep investing in a friendship. I told them I was sorry, and that I could relate to their pain. …Friendship5 min readFriendship5 min read
Mar 2, 2020Learning How to Keep Yourself Company is Part of Being SingleMy friend called me weird for going out alone. — 38. Still single. Well, divorced since 3,000 years ago, so it really feels like it never happened. Like it was a different lifetime ago. That was actually the beginning of my goings out alone. That was 2005. I was 24 then. Back then, a friend thought it was something special…Singles5 min readSingles5 min read
