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You Should Not Read This.

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“The fact is, you have fallen lately, Cecily, into a bad habit of thinking for yourself. You should give it up. It is not quite womanly.” – Oscar Wilde Nothing will suck your spirit dry more than a “should.”  Shoulds are the…
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Making room for life

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“If we wish to know about a man, we ask 'what is his story--his real, inmost story?'--for each of us is a biography, a story."  – Oliver Sacks An old friend and I recently reunited.  During our first brunch together after a few years…
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I am in love with The Feminist Male

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“A feminist is anyone who recognizes the equality and full humanity of women and men.” –Gloria Steinem There’s a new kid in town and his name is The Feminist Male. I am in love with this Man. He is in his twenties and early…
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Energy out requires energy in

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“Pace yourself. Nurture yourself. Energy out requires energy in. Surround yourself with positive energy people and laugh a LOT. And please don't stop doing what you're doing for the world.” This is what I wrote to a friend who said he…
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It’s Crazy-Making

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I felt angry at having been thrown under the bus by a client, and I felt compassion for her because she thought that this path was her only choice. The example above is real, but at the time it happened, I was so filled with fury that I couldn’t…
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This is for Billy

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Billy was Patrick to my Pegeen Ryan in the Camp Emerson performance of Mame. Billy was my college sweetheart when we met again in art school. Billy was my facebook friend years later. Billy died last week at age 47 after being hit by a car.…
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Are you disappointed in me?

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I disappoint people all the time. “I have 5 minutes to talk and then I need to work/sleep/brush teeth/feed my child/pick up my child from school/drop off my child at school/food shop/run errands/shower/read to my child/draw with my child/give…
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My Compassionate Detox

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I’ve been doing my very first detox.  It’s not a juice fast or an all grapefruit anything.  It’s a 21-day cleanse and wow has it been a learning experience. I did it because I had been feeling sluggish for months and my nutritionist…
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HBOS

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Years ago I was working in a toxic company.  The culture was one of backstabbing and sneakiness and misery. So I left and everything was roses and unicorns!  Kidding. I stayed at that job because I needed the income.  There are a lot…
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Separate the Association from the Thing

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We moved into our apartment under duress.  Suffice to say, I had to find us a place to live between the funeral and shiva for my mother.  I barely remember seeing the apartment or signing papers.  It is for this reason I hated my home. To…