There seems to be a dichotomy set up in some peoples minds between being “nice” and being “honest.” Not in the sense that “nice” people are constantly lying through their teeth, but rather a lot of us seem to...
How to Make Love the Center of Your Life
Sometimes the universe conspires for certain things to cross our paths. This was the case for me with John O’Donohue’s book “Anam...
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We Are Leaving: A Nation Of Women With Wings
Bell Hooks puts into words a question I ask myself on the regular: “How do we hold people accountable…and yet at the...
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Why Your Anxiety is not Just Your Problem!
I was sitting with a philosopher friend of mine discussing life and its many joys and trials when he came out with something...
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I grew up an experiential learner, guided by my interests and the love of learning that is natural to all humans. (That’s right; I said learning was natural to all humans.). As a teenager I chose to go to public school for the final two years...
Everyone has their own process when it comes to writing, be it song-writing, creative writing or writing a thesis. As a self-taught musician I’ve never had a very technical approach. I find a lot of people feel intimidated about getting...
The conversation begins “wow, you mean you actually make a living doing this? You’re so lucky!” Lucky to do what I love, lucky to make ends meet as a young, female, independent singer-songwriter…”Lucky?” Well, I guess that’s one way of looking...
1) Re-framing Freedom What underlies many of these suggestions is the task of re-framing our conception of what it means to be “free.” Due to various chapters in humanity’s history and our ancestral legacies a kind of culture has emerged...