Real Women, Swimming Upstream
I feel as if I should say something. This is a platform for communication right? Still, I find myself twisted into knots. The voices that are speaking in the world seem to be doing so quite loudly, assertively, aggressively. Why would I add to the noise unless I had something novel to add? Something meaningful? [...]
There is an unmistakable heaviness in the air. Our world is hard to face right now, it’s hard to associate with. Focus eludes me as I feel as if I am drowning in a sea of helplessness. Not so much me being helpless, as in a state of victimhood, but that I am unsure what [...]
There's no question those of us with young ones are getting the squeeze right now. I’ve chatted with many friends, neighbors and family members and there is no envy for being locked up with terrorists… I mean toddlers. At least older kids are generally able to self-entertain as long as WiFi exists but not these [...]
Source I like to think that pre-motherhood me would do juuuuussssttttt fine with a little self-quarantine time. I was a book lover, a ponderer, a journaler and held a deep appreciation for a substantial amount of alone time. To an introvert, a little mandated self-isolation is totally palatable.... Present that same scenario to a mom [...]
On my morning beach run this morning (post 5am toddler wake up and missing my morning workout class) I came across a little heart. And then another, and another. Soon my pockets were full and I looked, really looked, and realized they were absolutely everywhere. Why try to collect them, to hold on, when I [...]
https://youtu.be/uJeq4RMNUgA It is not joy that makes us grateful. It is gratitude that makes us joyful.David Steindl-Rast Last night my husband and I noticed a change in the air, a sort of frenetic energy. Maybe some of it has to do with the Cave Fire threatening our community but this mood does seem to overshadow [...]
How many of you live down the street from your parents? How about aunts, uncles, cousins? I don’t and most of the people I know don’t either. Distributed families are becoming more and more the norm especially with events like going away to college, traveling or moving to take advantage of a job opportunity. It’s [...]
In Everyday Eroticism I am asking, what turns you on about your LIFE? Maybe these are the juicy moments, the real definition of stopping to smell the roses, or maybe they are belly laughs. Sometimes life isn’t all sunshine and maybe your Everyday Eroticism is a moment of pride or a small but seismic adjustment [...]
bktheartist In Everyday Eroticism I am asking, what turns you on about your LIFE? What are the little moments that make you take pause and feel gratitude for this precious existence... or simply make you laugh out loud? I like to think of these moments as the pearls in my day, between the hurry scurry and [...]
As women, getting turned on typically starts long before we reach the bedroom. It starts with our minds, our senses and our harmony with life. In Everyday Eroticism I am asking, what turns you on about your LIFE? Look around, I challenge you to be present and practice gratitude. This isn’t about your vision board, [...]
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