Choosing “Now” (and why it is worth it)
Right before I graduated from college, I got offered a job that paid quite a lot.
So of course I took it. Right away I paid off all my student loans and saved up a bundle of cash.
...Mentoring and Recovery
Archives for Month: November 2015
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Processing Paris (of peace, war and people)
…article excerpted from Processing Paris on The Huffington Post.
I woke up on Saturday, November 14, to my usual laundry list of worries.
...Overcoming the Fear of Loss
Lately I’ve been pondering loss a lot.
Perhaps this is just what happens when a 45th birthday is just around the corner – a nice midway point if there ever was one to contemplate such things.
...How I Found Happiness
I used to chase happiness like a fiend.
I would run after different experiences – goals, achievements – quite sure that once I caught up to them, happiness would at last be at my beck and call.
...I Love My Body…Except When I Don’t
Recently I was chatting with a recovery friend about body acceptance.
All of a sudden it hit me.
Body acceptance is one thing.
Body love –
...Living Life in Three Acts
Recently I began reading Brene Brown’s new book, Rising Strong.
I haven’t gotten very far, though.
This is because it only took a few pages before I realized (yet again) how much she knows that I do not.
...The Reality Behind Strange Addictions
A couple days ago I was over at my boyfriend’s house.
He has cable television – I do not.
This is probably a good thing,
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