Jun 22, 2012 | Celebrating in the Dark
I'm reading a book, Saved by a Poem, by Kim Rosen. Kim teaches a practice of learning poems "by heart." (No, not memorizing! It's all about connection.) As it turns out, what's also been going on for me this week is an extra scoop of Monkey Mind...Jun 16, 2012 | Celebrating in the Dark
Last week I reprinted a piece from Jean Reinhold, a fellow groupie in the Type Rider Google group. Today I want to share with you my own freewrite on the prompt, "Everyone knows…" Everyone knows they are going to die, but no one believes it. Everyone...Feb 14, 2012 | Celebrating in the Dark
Hey there. Happy Valentine's Day. I just wanted to take a moment to remind you that while chocolates and roses are perfectly lovely, there are a lot more varieties of love than just the flowery-n-sweet kinds. Let this day be an expression of your own style of...Jan 20, 2012 | Celebrating in the Dark
Ever hear of backlash? It's that conk on the head when we're not looking. It usually comes shortly after a moment of feeling really good and expansive — when like life is opening up. Yesterday I wrote a post about not being a naturally happy person....Jan 13, 2012 | Celebrating in the Dark
I've always loved Friday the 13th, ever since the 7th grade when a boy I liked asked me to roller skate at a skate party the evening of Friday the 13th. That one was in January, too! (And when we held hands, I didn't get too sweaty!) This morning, when I awoke...Oct 14, 2011 | Beauty + Joy, Celebrating in the Dark
A couple weeks ago a writer posted online that she was interested in hearing women's stories about when we first remember loving our bodies. It was an intriguing question and I sent off my response. This week Natasha Burton's article was published on MSN and...