Wow of the day.

11/30/2024

Whether you’re the “child” partner or the “parent” partner, you may not realize that you’re in a parent/child relationship.

How can we bring back the fun into our relationship? We need to pay attention to the demeaning behaviors that make our partner feel like a child or an adolescent.

11/28/2024

Reminder #1: Family isn’t “everything.”

For many of us, the Holidays are the most stressful time of the year. It’s funny that something supposedly filled with joy can cause an internal stir of anxiety, fear, and unsettledness.

11/13/2024

Let this full moon connect you deeper to the earth:

The ground is quaking and shaking beneath our feet now. Or has it always been? Sometimes subtle and unnoticeable and other times the shifting of the tectonic plates beneath us

11/07/2024

The only comfort now is Community. We’ll Gather, this Saturday. Share. Be with one another. Reserve your spot and show up with tea or coffee, and focus, and your heart 👉🏼 https://bit.ly/ElePostElectionGathering

Hard to breathe, but that's when breath matters. Hard not to coil up in a ball, but that's when checking in with posture matters. It’s the frogs who stay in the heating water who get cooked. Do not normalize what’s beginning.

11/06/2024

Let's talk and listen and mourn and share.

11/06/2024

“We live in a culture that praises talking; I’m here to tell you that sometimes silence is what saves love.”

What if there’s a middle way? What if there’s a safe space where we can determine what to do before jumping into random conversations that could cause further damage?

11/05/2024

"See, I’ve always been someone who values being present and supportive, whether it's in friendships, romantic or family relationships, or work. Yet, I couldn’t help but notice that despite my best efforts to be available and engaged, there were times when my presence felt almost invisible. It was only when I took a step back, intentionally or unintentionally, that I became the center of attention."

Recently, I found myself grappling with an intriguing pattern in my personal and professional life. While by no means is what I am about to reveal some big secret

11/05/2024

"My husband asked me endlessly, wanting to know my decision. I told him I was keeping it a secret."

Pleasing God meant pleasing my husband. Period. I no longer had a decision to make.

10/25/2024

“The way of cowardice is to embed ourselves in a cocoon, in which we perpetuate our habitual patterns. When we are constantly recreating our basic patterns of habits and thought, we never have to leap into fresh air or onto fresh ground.”
~ Chogyam Trungpa

10/08/2024

"Stop editing your creativity. Stop editing down your sexuality. Stop turning down the fuel, saving it for later or a special occasion. Stop censoring your voice, your expression, the absolute, limitless range of infinite potential of who you are."

It’s everything. And it’s in everything. It’s the force that animates all of life, all living beings, creatures, and nature. It is nature. It is life itself. The generator. Always humming,

10/01/2024

"1. I am fully feeling my fear. One morning last week, I sobbed in my husband’s arms. He held me and encouraged me to let the tears flow. Slowly, the intensity of my sorrow eased. As my tears dried on my cheeks, we talked about the reality of what might happen."

Waiting for Christmas Day is one of my earliest memories of waiting. I was 10 years old. Eagerly, I counted off the days from the beginning of December. Would that

09/30/2024

"1. There is nothing quite like a a job well done and a job done to completion. The feeling we get from our own journey and the accomplishment thereafter is not something we can purchase."

No one grew a tomato like my dad. When I was a child, my father‘s vegetable garden expanded with each passing year. He started small, but as it was with most of

09/23/2024

Finding joy in fall's simple pleasures:

Every year, as summer ends, I find myself doing what many others probably do—reminiscing about the hot, sunny days that fill me with energy and joy. The season

09/20/2024

"I pride myself on my cooking abilities, and yet, when it came to my breakfast, the microwave made it happen for years. I’m mostly vegan at this point, and finding quick breakfast foods isn’t always the easiest thing to do."
Elephant Food

Here’s one of my favorite, super quick and easy recipes for a warming, healthy breakfast.

09/04/2024

"I definitely like my to-do lists, and nothing gives me more pleasure than striking things off one by one after I am done with them. But it also occurred to me that while to-do lists can be incredibly helpful, they can also bring their own set of challenges."

Oddly enough—and that day’s example notwithstanding—I am a manic organizer. I like everything in its place and I like to know exactly what I am doing every single day.

08/31/2024

"I always assumed he didn’t want us because he didn’t make it happen. The fact was, he most certainly wanted to; he was just too scared to make his move."

“If he wanted to, he would” was a favorite of mine as I always believed that if a man wanted to, he absolutely would. Especially when it came to pursuing a love interest.

08/30/2024

Nine tips for effective advocacy on social media:

Social media platforms have become powerful tools for education, support, and empowerment in the diabetes community. Through online communities, I have gained insights into new

08/30/2024

"When we keep our rituals in place, it clears up the confusion. The person gets data. Yes, you still care about them, and also yes, there is something we need to address in a future moment."

Rituals are the pulse-takers of a relationship. They are wonderful ways of loving each other every day, but they are also information. When they are consistent and unfailing