I'm still figuring this out
Astrology is really having a moment right now and I’m totally here for it. If you’re a nut for the Chanis and Susans of the world, you’ll know that this month’s new moon is all about embracing the nature of what many consider to be one of the worst signs of the zodiac. It’s that two-faced, kinda … Continue reading You can’t be good all the time and that’s okay
I’m a woman of extremes. I’ll be doing spastic, interpretive dancing on a friend’s carpet floor one night and in the fetal position on the couch watching Scully deal with Mulder’s crap again the next. I’ll be finding joy in a fresh bouquet of lilies one second and lying on a pile of dirty laundry, … Continue reading Dealing with the feelings
I’m 25 and I’ve never been in a serious relationship. I’ve avoided writing about this for a while because it felt like too much of a reveal. I admit, part of me was worried that writing this would ward off any potential suitors from pursuing this path any further. Danger ahead! Go back! But here’s … Continue reading What I’m hiding
A blog is a fragmented archive of personal development. It also causes one to cringe at times like bad bangs in a Facebook memory. I recently re-read sending fear a friend request in 2016, where I reflected on getting my singing voice back after a long hiatus. When I wrote that I was excited and inspired. I thought I … Continue reading In the cocoon
When I was in the first grade, I pulled my pants down and mooned my fellow students, mid-gym class. I was sent to the office immediately. When the principal asked why I did it, I didn’t have much of an answer. I just felt like it, I said. I shrugged. My lacking athletic abilities were no … Continue reading Finding my “selfie” in 2016
I don’t think I’m alone in feeling like these last few weeks have been rough. It feels like everything has changed and also hasn’t changed at the same time. People are spray painting swastikas on the doors of synagogues but this kind of hateful racism isn’t new at all. The election just invited these people … Continue reading On the paradoxes
“The practice of love is the most powerful antidote to the politics of domination” – bell hooks I have these deep puddles behind my eyes today. I can feel them creeping in every time I engage in a casual conversation in the lunchroom on the nightmare that is this election. There’s a heaviness on the … Continue reading Make empathy great again
