Over Thanksgiving, I dug in to instances of what I call Practical Magic (for more on this concept, you'll love Elizabeth Gilbert's Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear). After a particularly dramatic day, my fibromyalgia went haywire and I felt myself becoming overwhelmed, unable to stop it, and ...
How to Not Hate Yourself Long Enough to Enjoy the Twinkle Lights
The holidays are exhausting in every way, good and bad. And for everyone they’re tinted with memories of the past, good and bad. No matter what, don’t forget that what Catherine O’Hara reminds the airport attendant in Home Alone, it’s also “the season of perpetual hope.” So, by jingle, I have hope ...
When It Comes to Thinking About Your Intuition: Don’t
Intuition. I used to really hate intuition. Everyone can agree that intuition is a subconscious sense of knowing. Knowing where to go, what to do, who that person is, or what will happen next. I used to think some people were blessed with more intuition than others. I used to think I had a gimpy ...