What a Mormon Woman Taught Me About Truth and Clothing
How do you respond when someone tells you how to dress? Like most people, I’m resistant to the idea. It reminds me of being five years old and being told to dress up for a party. Or being in seventh grade and having to wear the dreaded gym uniform. (Mine was a...
What the Grasshopper Has to Teach Us About Shame and Rebirth
Have you ever been misunderstood? Have you ever had someone not get you at all? Have you ever been snubbed or judged unfairly? The grasshopper knows your pain. While some insects get all the glory (cough**butterflies**cough), others are forever shunned from the Insect...
Why I Changed My Name to Z
How do you feel about your name? Do you absolutely love it? Do you jump out of bed every morning because if someone asks you what your name is, you get to say, “My name is [insert awesome name here]?” No? It’s not like that? Perhaps you’re ho...
My Guru Has a Tail, Episode 3: The Pet Psychic
Have you ever been to a psychic? Even though I’m thoroughly woo-woo, I’ve only been to one psychic in my life, and that was in my twenties. The psychic told me some things that were totally right-on, and other things that were way off. I can be extremely...
Here’s a Bizarre and Amazing Way to Deal with Difficult Emotions
What’s your least favorite emotion? Mine is anger. Don’t get me wrong – anger can actually feel good at times. But other times? Not so much. My least favorite time to experience anger is in the presence of an authority figure. Especially if my anger is...