My legislative priorities #WhyIMarch

My legislative priorities #WhyIMarch

by | Jan 27, 2017 | Advocacy, kind promises

Yesterday, I sent postcards to my state and federal Senators and Representatives as part of https://www.womensmarch.com/100. I told them: “I want to live in an America where: -We use renewable energy, have clean air and water and preserve natural wonders. (I...
Deep listening, loving speech

Deep listening, loving speech

by | Jan 10, 2017 | Forgiveness, kind promises

Without meaning to, I plunge myself into the muck of judgment. I suddenly find myself believing that there is a bad person in the room. Sometimes, I believe it’s me. Sometimes, I think it’s you. In that moment, I want to “forgive with wild abandon.” The truth is,...
Transforming guilt

Transforming guilt

by | Jan 3, 2017 | Forgiveness, kind promises

I am reminding myself of my kind promise “to forgive with wild abandon.” I grew up with an idea that Right and Wrong were absolutes. Doing wrong required begging forgiveness and being wronged required giving forgiveness. As I have aged, I have softened. My ideas of...
Choosing Joy

Choosing Joy

by | Dec 6, 2016 | joy, kind promises

I don’t enjoy waking up. I shift from sleeping to wakefulness, try to move my body and remember that I can’t. Sadness. I wait until someone comes to get me out of bed. My legs spasm. Pain. I think about what I hope to do today. That helps. I have things to do, people...