I’m an instant gratification junkie and for as long as I can remember I’ve been looking for the right key that will instantly unlock the door to everything that I want: love, approval, a sense of belonging, joy, material things… Over the years, I’ve told myself countless happy ever after stories about what that key [...]
I’ve been a fan of Martha Beck’s ever since 2002 when a South African girlfriend recommended Finding Your Own North Star. I instantly fell in love with her wisdom and was charmed by her whacky sense of humor that’s always had me laughing out loud. Though I’d read all her books since North Star, it [...]
Now that I’ve completed sixty orbits around our solar system, the youth-bias messages in our Western Society seem to be knocking on my door more often. I look in the mirror and find it hard to turn away from the voice on my shoulder pointing out the lines and age spots, telling me how unattractive [...]
I’ve spent my whole life advertising to the world in general, that given a recipe, I can do anything. But. Don’t ask me to improvise or be creative. Not so long ago, I discovered that wasn’t true. I can be creative when I let go of the logical part of my brain that tends to [...]