Archive for May 2021
What to Know About Navigating a Dark Night of the Soul
“My desire to live is as intense as ever. And though my heart is broken, hearts are made to be broken. That is why God send sorrow into the world. To me, suffering seems now a sacramental thing that makes those whom it touches holy. Any materialism in life, coarsens the soul.” ~Oscar Wilde We’re…
Read MoreAll is One: The Only Mantra That Matters in our Disconnected, Uncertain World
We cannot claim our connectivity while denying our complicity May 28 . 7 min read Photo by Sean Pierce on Unsplash “I don’t know why, but I’m just so tired these days,” my husband said as the American 2020 election approached. I looked at him cross-eyed. “You are part of the collective,” I reminded…
Read MoreOpening to Creativity
If there’s one thing I’ve learned through the “skin” of a writer, it’s how to give into and trust the creative process and its ebbs and flows. Creativity is not something that can be controlled or directed. It can’t be summoned. It can only be opened to. I think of creativity like courting: we need…
Read MoreIf You Can’t Find Your Purpose, You Might be a Multipotentialite
What Do You Want to be When You Grow Up? As children, grownups would ask us: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” And kids would shout out: Nurse! Veterinarian! Mom! Firefighter! My stomach would churn, and I would remain in the back—small, quiet, hidden. I had no idea what I wanted to be.…
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