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A Tourist In My Own Life: Trying To Stop Being A Social Media ‘Over-Poster’.

Don’t take these comments personally… but do give them some thought. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc. -- they’re all fun, they really are. Social media works to keep us connected and a little less lonely. It can be wonderful when you need support. It’s nice to share bits and pieces of our ...

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As The Blood Dries On Our Birthing Bed: A Rage-Filled Prayer For Imbolc.

On this Imbolc night, the flames of all the Candlemas altars are dim in comparison to the bonfire tearing through my so-tired heart. I pray now not to Mother Brighid but to you, Woman, as you lie breathless beside me in your own recovery. Do not fall asleep.

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We Are One And The Same.

I heard you cry out the night she left for the first time, and the last. I heard you cry and the sound was too much for me to bear, so I taught you to rock yourself back to sleep. Every night I taught you this, for centuries.

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Making Space To Hold The Pain: Midwives For The Birth Of Healing.

We need people who crave action and engagement, and people who crave solitude and contemplation. There is honor and dignity in both. There is so much we can learn from each other. So if I tell you to forgive me for only having words to offer you in times of grief, if I only have a poem to give ...

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My Strange And Beautiful Truth.

She has a mouth like a sailor and laughs at her own jokes. She’s totally nuts and runs around the house like a five-year-old who’s had way too much Halloween candy. She makes up songs, sings show tunes while showering and farts like a trucker. She likes red wine, the occasional cigarette and ...

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For Those Making Their Way Home: In Honor Of Sacred Disintegration.

Be aware of the people around you. You may need to speak this experience to only those who are also turning and heading back home. Even those who consider themselves spiritual may not be working towards their own individuality.

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Confessions Of A Crazy Ex-Wife.

And I was finally free. Of the guilt and shame of divorcing him, of judging myself for being so crazy because I had done what was right for me. The moment I acknowledged that the power was mine was the moment I had it back.

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Be Recklessly Lovely & Show The World You Give A F*ck.

It’s not always easy to be recklessly lovely. Actually, it can be hard as hell. Some people light up at the brief and rare run-in with a pleasant interaction. It’s a beautiful thing. Others act like dicks.

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Thank You For Not Calling.

Some wonder why I’m thanking someone who hurt me so deeply and forever changed my life. Buddha’s saying pretty much says it all, Holding on to anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die. Holding on to that rage and sadness was only hurting myself.

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The Best New Year’s Kiss Of My Life‏.

I'm talking about the kiss I gave my own reflection, just minutes after 2016 came dancing in.