Sometimes it’s hard to forgive ourselves for what we call our failures. Maybe it was a relationship that tanked. Maybe it was an enterprise you invested a lot of energy, money and love into, and it did not bring what you were hoping for. Maybe you took a wrong turn in life, and ended up… [Continue Reading]
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Alone or lonely? (An important distinction!)
Have you noticed that there are times when being alone is the most delicious thing in the world…Loneliness? What loneliness! And then there are other times when you are with people, maybe even people you love, and you feel incredibly lonely. Hmm… It’s Valentines Day. And today I want to talk about loneliness. (Because, why-ever not!)… [Continue Reading]
The Art and Act of Listening (to your body!)
“Take your broken heart, make it into art.” Carrie Fisher said that. And my friend Leah Piken Kolidas painted that gorgeous image of woman cradling the world in her arms. And I just love it! The act of making art or in some way giving expression to heartbreak means that the whole thing about that ache… [Continue Reading]