a simple strategy for the season
The holidays. For most of us, those two words bring up a mixed bag of feelings. Lingering over a fireplace with loved ones while drinking mulled wine. JOY! Four party […]
My favorite reads in my 41st year
With my 42nd birthday approaching, I am looking back at the books I read in my 41st year and sharing with you a few that you might enjoy reading, too. […]
Intention matters
My birthday is approaching and so I am turning my attention to a ritual that I started at 25 when I was an obsessive high school teacher and coach. While my […]
Begin Again
I have tried to write a new blog post for weeks. I’ve written thousands of words. All of them lead nowhere or everywhere or somewhere in between. I want to […]
Practicing Presence
What was your favorite meal, memory, or book from the summer? I asked the Circle de Luz board as we settled into our seats with cups of coffee and plates […]
Grief and Gratitude
, we just held each other closely and grieved and went about the business that is demanded of you when someone dies (I am looking at you God-awful probate court […]
a tribute to our mamacita
Sorry to be away from this space– my mamacita died suddenly last week. I plan to be back to the blog in early July but thought I would share the […]
Making the most of the season…
I saw my first lightning bugs of the season the other day. I had run out to the Shack after putting Happy down to grab something I needed and when […]
The Kids are Alright Spring 2015 Part 1
At the end of each semester, my body image students write a process paper where they synthesize their learning- both personal and academic- for the semester. These papers are always […]
a letter to my body image students on our last day of class
From the beginning, you have been something special. Individually eager, earnest, invested. Collectively trusting, comforting, accepting. You have shown up. Every single class. Not just physically (but that, too, never […]
