I find myself facing perfectionist tendencies of late (yours and my own), so I think it's time we called them what they really are: dream killers. What is perfection, anyway? Google says it is "the condition, state, or quality of being free or as free as possible from all flaws and defects." My own definition …
Fear Conditioned
While it crossed my mind ever so briefly to reflect on the past year and decade of accomplishments, my first post of this new year is timed almost a full week in, and by now I hope you've done this fun exercise! I mean this with all sincerity. It's a meaningful process that one can …
Self-Care: Feeling is Healing
This week's topic landed in my lap yesterday. Literally. I keep a running list of subjects and drafts. Sometimes I have my topic picked a week or more in advance. I thought I had decided on this one until I friend shared a fantastic piece of work on Facebook about self-care by Brianna Wiest. My …
What’s Your Story?
Tell me the story you've been telling to yourself about your life this far. Is it everything you dreamed it would be when you were very young? Or does it go through the darkest of places with your brain demanding frequent visits to replay the most painful of your memories? For more of a chunk …