About ten years ago I had a therapist who I really loved, and she introduced me to the concept of Getting To Be Right Wars. GTBRW’s are those conversations you have with another person that soon turn into arguments and sometimes full-on blowouts. The ones where you have convince the other person that they are […]
Oprah's SuperSoul Conversations
Hope, Mercy, And The Power Of Forgiveness
My marriage is really fucked up. It is unhealthy and troubled, and it has been that way for a long, long time. My husband and I go through varying levels of dysfunction, and the past few months have been at like Level 10 Fuckupedness. There hasn’t been any infidelity. There is no addiction. Just an […]
The Second Derivative
Here is just a little — or maybe a big — thing for you to think about today. I recently heard the term second derivative (while listening to Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversation podcast). If you have taken calculus, you have heard this term. I took calculus in high school. I remember this term. I don’t remember […]
There Is Something So Powerful About Acknowledging
Back in December and January I had gotten into a pretty good routine that I really enjoyed where first thing in the morning I would exercise, and while I was working out I’d listen to a podcast. My favorite was Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversations. I have learned so much from these podcasts about myself and people […]
How Diversified Is Your Meaning Portfolio?
One of the things I love the most about this week in between Christmas and New Year’s is reflecting on the past year, reevaluating, and figuring out what parts of my life I really want to make better. And I am finding that the older I get, the more mindful I am of the quality […]
