“Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing we’ll ever do. We own our stories so we don’t spend our lives being defined by them or denying them. And while the journey is long and difficult at times, it is the path to living a more wholehearted life.” Brené Brown Read More
Tag: truth
Healing My Relationship with Food: A farewell to diets and diet culture
This week I stumbled upon a gem of a book that is destined to change my relationship with food. As I scrolled through Facebook the latest diet ad caught my eye. Of course it caught my eye; it was targeted for my gender, age group and current circumstances. Mid-forties women who are struggling with extra Read More
Finding and Trusting the Truth on a Snowy Walk
I returned to my life-long friend the lake this weekend, and finally found winter. My husband and I took my daughter to Lake Tahoe to celebrate his birthday and play in the snow. I know the snow is a way of life for some of my readers, and far from being special, it’s more of Read More
Promises, Perspective and Light
In times such as these, it is helpful to: Remember that nothing is promised. Put things in perspective. Be the light. No, this isn’t a cliche contest. I am not here to impress you with my lack of original thought. Rather, I aim to pull strands of wisdom out of time-honored, though well-worn phrases. In Read More
Choosing Grace
“Grace means that all your mistakes now serve a purpose instead of serving shame.” Brene Brown In America, the idea of making a mistake is frowned upon. We are a society that celebrates the strong, beautiful and perfect. Winning is the object of this game we call life, and shame on you if you can’t Read More
The Truth, As I See It
What if, one day, you realized that your reality—the truth you had been fed and willingly accepted—was a lie? What if those in a position of power through their words and images and actions told you, showed you and tried to prove to you that something was safe and acceptable when it really wasn’t? What Read More