Learning to take up space, authentically!
Today, I breathe… Today, in this moment I pull the present around me, tightly. The world is-what-it-is. I’ve been in control over-drive. All. The. Time. Unsustainable. It is unsustainable to continue in this way. Change it. Control it. Label it. Nope. Not even close. So, today, I breathe… In and out and feel it all.Continue Reading “A Space to Breathe”
The day greets me with news of fires, everywhere… Around, behind, above. The ash falls. In my home. On my car. In the fallen leaves. It is choking. Biting. Everywhere. Like the virus. Like the bigotry. Like 2020–all encompassing. I feel its downward pull. Visceral. Real. Strong. So, I sit silently with it. I takeContinue Reading “A Space to Accept”
Wednesday night, I caught day three of the Democratic National Convention. It’s entirely remote this year, because of the pandemic, and the organizers that put it together are extraordinary storytellers. It’s a really powerful way to connect: storytelling, especially if it’s done well. And the DNC has done it well…very, very well. Telling the storyContinue Reading “A Space for Storytelling”
My blog is about space: how we take it up and do we take it up in an authentic manner? As we navigate through this very difficult time, we’ve been asked to take up space in a new way: social distancing, elbow bumping, shelter in place…and the list goes on. Our sense of space isContinue Reading “A Space for all Things that Change”
Be still and let the world happen. This thought came to me this week as I meditated. I love it! The process of letting go is so very profound. It’s a release. It’s freedom. The world happens and will continue to happen. I can’t do anything about that. But what I can do is toContinue Reading “A Space to Be Still”
We live in mean times. As a news and political junkie, I’ve started turning off the TV and closing Facebook. I rarely watch the news anymore, and politely decline (mostly) to discuss anything of controversy with anyone beyond my immediate family. Don’t get me wrong, I still feel passionate about the environment and women’s rights…butContinue Reading “A Space for Kindness”
A couple of weeks ago, I walked into my local library and got my brand new library card. I was as giddy as a three year old watching Paw Patrol (and that’s pretty giddy!). Growing up in the 70’s and 80’s, libraries were my only option. It’s not like today, with Amazon and e-books. IfContinue Reading “A Space for Libraries”
Climate change is happening, now. It’s not some far-away event that we are trying to stop. No, it is here. Now. Right now. Only one question remains: How bad will it get? We still have time to stop the worst of it. Not much, but the window is there. Stop looking for those in powerContinue Reading “A Space for Earth”