Metta Starts with Me: A Step-By-Step Guide to Meditating on Loving-Kindness.
The root of metta must begin by instilling in yourself the strength, support and loving-kindness that you will then draw upon to bless others.
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On the Necessity of Being ‘Selfish’.
Tragically, some of us don't know how to love ourselves enough -- to be selfish enough -- even to survive properly, let alone realize our dreams.
An Open Letter to All of the Beautiful People with Scars like Mine.
I have learned that my scars, both internal and external, are not something to be ashamed of. My scars are proof that I survived.
The External Report Card on Our Inner Healing.
I spent this past year working on each and every area of my report card from the deep place of knowing that "Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know." (Pema Chödrön)
Too Powerful to Partner.
I know a worthiness now that fills my world with hope, love, laughter and a light that I did not know existed. Still, after all that work, there is a whisper inside of me: What if you become too powerful to connect?
I Did Not Heal to Hurt You.
I did not heal to hurt you. I healed so I would no longer hurt my children. I healed to stop the rage that was eating me alive from the inside out.
“You Intimidate Him” And Other Laughable Bullshit We Tell Ourselves.
He was not intimidated by you or 'too immature' or 'too busy' or 'not ready for commitment' (my absolute favorite), he just did not love you.
On Healing Your Own Heart.
You’ll find that your heart has grown in size, and has stretch marks from when you crawled inside it, safe in its enveloping shelter as you prepared to give birth to your newest self.
Don’t Buy the Snake Oil: When Patriarchy Masquerades as Tantra.
Drink this snake oil, and you will be fixed/enlightened/saved. Take this workshop, and you will be feminine enough to catch an awakened man.
Reach Through: On Grief, Love, Loss and Letting Go.
I think often how Life got the seasons all wrong. Brent and I were supposed to bury Mom and Dad. Not the other way around.