Calming Down
Don’t be greedy with the universe, she said to me. But she didn’t say it in the mean way. She didn’t say don’t dream big, don’t want things, don’t think you deserve. She meant: look at your life and trust it. Notice how you have forever been given what you need. Notice how, while you’ve [...]
Today I’m so happy to be blogging in partnership with two fabulous women, Lianne Raymond and Heather Plett. We’re all writing on the theme of “location dependence” and connection to place. Lianne and Heather are both remarkable writers and leaders. Check out their posts here: Feels Like Home to Me and A Declaration of Dependance. [...]
I’m delighted to share with you my first ever audio interview at Wise Living. That’s right, we are going multimedia! I’m so excited. So you know I’d choose an amazing person as my first guest, right? I’m joined by Sara Avant Stover, who is a true pioneer in the area of women’s wellness. She has [...]
Art by Shelley Kommers In any creative feat (by which I mean your work, your art, your life) there will be downtimes. Or so it seems. Just as the earth is busy before the harvest and a baby grows before its birth, there is no silence in you. There is no time of nothingness. [...]
A remarkable thing happened to me on Friday. One of those graced moments when the light bulb goes on, when the click clicks. I had a solitary week. I had aimed to clear a lot of time for writing, but I cleared too much. Around 4pm on Friday, I started to crave people, bigtime. Social [...]
Recently I’ve been writing more about my history, my life-long romance, we might say, with leaving myself and going somewhere else. I realize that may sound like crazy California-speak. What do I mean, “I leave myself”? Where do I go? Am I referring to one of those “floating up above my body” experiences? Not exactly. [...]
Over a year ago, I wrote a post called Loving Reality. That was in the days of 38 or so mighty readers. This morning I was reminded of this piece because it was republished in Soulful Living. I remembered how much I love this piece, and how important I think this idea is. So I’m [...]
You know that person in your community that you’ve always been aware of but never gotten to know? At least a dozen people you know know them, and like them. You hear their name all the time. But something in you just feels kind of apathetic, uninterested, in getting to know this person. You kinda [...]
Good morning lovelies, Here’s the thing. Life is problem-full. In fact, it is problem-generating. Here’s the recipe Your fears, expectations, desires, attachments, wounds, hopes, longings Other people’s fears, expectations, desires, attachments, wounds, hopes, longings The limitations of the physical world, limitations on things like space, time, lifespan, money, land, oil, and cookies in the cookie [...]
Hi there, Today I’m over at The BridgeMaker, writing about the topic of two-inch shifts. If you feel (now or ever) stuck, striving, trying…but not finding flow or results or peace, this post is for you. Sending love to you all, Tara
