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A year of pleasure

Pleasure. I used to think that it was not only natural, but I thought it was instinctive.   I was under the assumption that I willingly embraced just about anything that felt good. But that is not entirely accurate.   Yes, I like to feel good.   Yes, I enjoy the...

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Your body remembers

Your body remembers Your body is designed to shed and replenish. It creates and destroys, stores and empties, and it keeps what is needed and lets go of the rest. It is designed to release everything that does not serve the highest good for every single cell. But when...

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No more shrinking, because you’re not too much

No more shrinking I often find myself shrinking at the thought of success.   I have never once feared failure, because I know that the only way I can fail is to either not try or give up. And quitting is not in my DNA.  I see opportunity in hardship, challenges are...

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Noiselessness

Noiselessness When grief has come to call. When devastation has knocked the world off its axis. When the well of love has run completely dry. Sometimes there are no words. The language of understanding is often void of syllables. Pain needs space. There is no need to...

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An ode to Stretchmarks

who says your stretchmarks aren't jewels? who says they aren't glitter trails? who says divinity does not breathe through your stretchmarks? who says life does not admire herself through your stretch marks? tweet this that planets do not align along your lines? who...

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The past is an oracle

How you regard your past influences how your future unfolds.                                                                                               Danielle LaPorte   I have had unpleasant experiences in my life, but I do not have a single sad story to...

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Unsaid

Unsaid In every conversation there are always words left unsaid. The things you assume the other person already knows. The stuff you are afraid to say, but wish the other person knew. And the things you keep because you want to be perceived a certain way.  Even when...

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The one truth and the greatest gift

I am naturally friendly, but insanely private. I crave intimate moments, but I find intimate acts frightening.   I am a people person, but not. Sometimes I avoid eye contact, because I want to remain invisible as much as I want to be seen. Anonymity is my modus...

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Motivation: Be Charitable

Be charitable Only hurt people hurt people. People who carry around their own brand of pain distribute hurt and discomfort to others as though it’s a gift. They spew harsh criticism, gossip incessantly, and plot revenge. But they also bleed red, cry when they’re...

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Intimacy is the sweet spot

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