Mommess
A wake of awakening
This is how I used to envision a life well lived: that every day, a person could leave behind them ripples of enlightenment, that would wash into realization…
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Tag: true for me
Mommess
The truth shall…
I feel like this is more important than ever in the world of internet cattle-shoots and brilliant algorithms designed to tweak our emotions and push us to react.…
Family
toney atone: my family goals
There are a few things I’ve been saying to my family, hoping they’ll see things I see as problems and make “us” feel better. No one has wanted…
Family
unsolicited something for ya
on Vulnerablity, Shame, and Energy Exchange Dear Young Adult, Last night you said that you felt I shamed you when I pointed out bad posture, or mimicked behaviors…
Creativity
Reprise from ’99 – Top Ten Ways to Ease into Effortlessness
Waaayyy back in the day, I was a life coach with only a handful of clients and an overwhelming desire to churn out hundreds of articles. Most of…
Body & Health
Shortcut to Autopilot
A few times in my life, I discovered a tool so powerful, that it’s use alone was enough to reach a goal. From about 15 on, all I’ve…
Culture
Voting to pay taxes in ashes?
I’m calling out those who wield destructive energy, calling to “burn down” the government. (If talking money is the only way to get your attention- so be it.)…
Body & Health
Dear Young Fury,
You are in the hospital, intubated after your 5th attempt, and I still have yet share this truth with you. I hope it helps you know yourself and…
Family
Dear Lovely L,
You are getting married in a couple of weeks, and this is such big milestone, but not for only the reasons we think. You are going through an…
Culture
Code me up – Complicated
My 13 year old and I had one of our more interesting talks the other day. My kids had dragged me to a movie they love, full of…
Body & Health
Survival is a fast car
On a recent talk the speaker asked her audience how many were “in survival mode.” One quarter of the hands went up.* I found this revelatory, not because…
Creativity
Branding is dead.
Never underestimate the power of a message said many different ways. You can more effectively move people if you decentralize the messaging and tap human passions instead of…