Belonging was never about you fitting in, it was always about coming home to yourself.

Most of us have a wounded understanding of what it means to belong. It’s not what our inner 5th grader thinks; it’s not the desperate longing to fit in so you feel normal and safe and okay. It doesn’t come from you conforming to what other people find acceptable. No, belonging isn’t what the inner 5th grader in you thinks it is. Most of us carry woundings around what it meant to be loved and accepted as kids. In one way or another, we had to betray our true nature in order to do things the right way and continue… …Read More »

Resistance is futile. We’re here for tangible joy.

Happiness by robin hallett

I want to tell you a little story. It’s one I’ve wanted to tell you for a while except for the worry that I’d sound like I drank the Kool-Aid. And as much as I try not to pre-pad my posts with preparatory remarks, I think we need one. Things are about to sound really weird. But maybe only for me. Maybe not for you?! The first time it happened to me, it was the middle of the night. I was deeply asleep one moment, and the next, I wasn’t. Something shook me awake. I bolted upright, heart pounding hard.… …Read More »

Little Birdies Need Love Too: Understanding Why We Numb in Order to Cope

Many of us turn to numbing out as a coping strategy. I wish it wasn’t so hard to talk about openly. I hope my sharing helps you. I turned 52 this year. I’ve been loving myself more fiercely.  Making peace with my heart. Accepting who I am. Releasing who I am not. I’m deepening my love and appreciation for the parts of me I’ve struggled with. Less war and shame, more love and appreciation. Yay! I still struggle to find compassion. It’s getting better all the time though. Still, there are times when I find myself saying, Seriously? Even now,… …Read More »

Be Your Own Valentine

be your own valentine

Happy Valentine’s Day, lovely one. This is a day to celebrate. Be your own valentine. Your presence on the planet is a miracle. Why not give yourself a hug? Look in the mirror and say, I love you. Buy yourself a little present today–something sweet and special. Be frivolous. This is your day to celebrate love. What will you do on this beautiful day? Love After Love The time will come when, with elation, you will greet yourself arriving at your own door, in your own mirror and each will smile at the other’s welcome, and say, sit here. Eat.… …Read More »

The Abundance Series part 2: Stop worshiping at the altar of I’m so broke

sell crazy someplace else

Are you worshiping at the altar of I’m So broke? This is the second post in the series on abundance. I am interested in helping you get to where you want to be in life, I’m interested in you becoming healed and whole and totally in love with yourself and life, which means we can’t only focus on you and money-money-money. We must also focus on your belief system, the obstacles to your abundance, and you have to do the work of letting go of what does not serve you while naming and claiming and owning what does. I consider… …Read More »

New Year’s Resolutions. Ugh. Here’s Some Love and Kindness With a Side of Whoop-A**

Love and kindness with a side of whoop ass

I am about to tell you the best and only resolution you ever need, ever. It’s so simple and easy, you are probably going to dismiss it at first.   This is not just another resolution post This isn’t going to be a how to get yourself to stick to your fricking promises post. It won’t be a 31 most important reasons you really really really should have a resolution (and wowie kazowie, #17 blew my mind!) post. No, I won’t be telling you how to lose weight or get in shape, not even how you can poop like a… …Read More »

Hello From Tranquility Base: How to Allow a Gentle Re-Entry From a Big Experience You Had

hello from tranquility base

Or How to Not Crash and Burn During Re-Entry into Earth’s Atmosphere on Your Way Home from Mars… Hello sweet Friend! I am gently re-entering my home world after hosting my first ‘sleep away’ Sacred Circle retreat. Together we journeyed, invoking the blessings and support of the Universe. Together we shed the cloak of what no longer serves in order to embrace the joy and peace that is our natural birthright.   Image credit: Amy Bruce Mixed Media Photography & Creative Exploration   It was amazing and I am forever changed because of it. I was thinking it might be helpful to hear… …Read More »

Preparation-H of the Very Best Kind

Preparation-H of the Very Best Kind

Do you prepare for happiness? Think about all the ways you prepare for things in your life. What do you notice yourself preparing for? You prepare for what you’re going to say to this person about that thing that happened. Or how you’re going to tell the people you can’t do that thing you said you’d do. We prepare to deal with the pain-in-the-arse person. For our response. For attack. Rejection. Loss. Disappointment. For work, for lunches. But how often are we preparing for our happiness? Isn’t it more often the case that we prepare for our struggles and suffering?… …Read More »

Set a boundary, save a life: how to set boundaries and conserve your energy (with video and audio)

how to set boundaries and conserve your energy

Do you ever have the situation where you want and need to say NO to someone but feel the difficulty of it weighing you down? How do you handle setting boundaries so you conserve your own energy? My friend recently said to me, Just finished a call with X. I love him, but I’m exhausted. He seems lonely. I need to protect myself from the drain next time. I too had a call from our friend X yesterday. Yes, he was lonely. And yes, I could completely understand the drain and exhaustion my other friend was speaking about. After years of… …Read More »

Rock it like you mean it: owning your shizzle

embrace your fear and claim your belovedness

You are the shizzle. I am telling you the truth. You are. Still, every day, in small and big ways, you’re gonna feel challenged to own it. Sometimes you’ll even be asked to give it away. It’s up to you to understand this, and to know that your only job in the moment is to stay in your own lane. Especially then, it’s imperative that you be authentic and shine brightly and do what you’re here to do. Yes, you are the shizzle! But when you abandon your post and go around trying to emulate the way others shine, nobody… …Read More »