I am currently enamored with Time. I have spent so much of my life fighting it, so it is an odd space in which to live. I first remember the noose of Time…… you know what? Let’s skip the trip down memory lane. No. No, I don’t need Time. I am alive, which means that … Continue reading The Only Currency That Matters
Ever thought that a “girl dinner” of a pickle, half a bag of cashews, and some peanut butter crackers was the ultimate “f*ck you” to the patriarchy? What if that is just a “f*ck you” to you? What if the real revolution looks different? Continue reading Dinner for One: Anti Girl Dinner
We want YOU to make…..whatever your heart desires. Continue reading Calling All Creators (this means, You)
A couple months ago, I was scrolling through Instagram and saw this post: I had, a short while before, begun to consider that I was not breathing as deeply as I could, physically. I was noticing that I was not utilizing my diaphragm but instead breathed up into my shoulders. This sounds like a silly … Continue reading Breathe
A couple years ago, my brother-in-law came to live with my ex and me. It was awkward as hell. Honestly, I would not have chosen it for that season of my life. Yet, I have HUGE amounts of gratitude that it happened. Around that same time, I was also beginning to reopen my exploration of … Continue reading Back to Reality
That line from Shakespeare’s Hamlet struck me at my core the first time I remember hearing it from the stage. I had liked Shakespeare from the moment I was assigned the memorization of “Sonnet 116,” but this line may have cemented my devotion. “To thine own self be true.” A command. An imperative. A plea … Continue reading “To Thine Own Self Be True”
A while back, my mom, pointed out that many of the “woke community” are stuck on the number 17. I thought it was odd. I had never had any love for the number before. So, why was ot now the number that came to mind each time I went to exaggerate or enumerate. “There are … Continue reading 17
GAH! Aren’t we all so f*cking tired of hearing that phrase?? We all know that this season in the world sucks. We all know that, even though life is still carrying on, it is weird…even if you still go to work every day. We are on the “wrong lead” (to borrow a term from horseback … Continue reading “Unprecedented Times…”
All these little bits add up. All these mini accolades help to fuel me and I am storing them up as I go along. They are one of the few tools that I am using to power my way through the ends of difficult runs and hard decisions. Continue reading Cheerleaders
…[H]onor where you are. This phrase has become a great motto for me as I journey to push myself. Continue reading Where You Are…
Eating My Way Through It 