Stepping into the Spotlight

Though a confluence of things brought this blog to life, there is one very specific reason why it came into being WHEN it did. You see, I am what Marie Forleo calls "multipassionate" and have what, in education and psychology, is termed "multipotentiality." In short, it means that I have SO many ideas I want to explore that I tend to either freeze up or scatter my energies wildly. For the past couple years, I have been working diligently to find ways to bring some semblance of consistency to my creative endeavors. I'm finding out that it's a long, arduous, challenging, and ultimately fulfilling process.

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Deplorable Chore

Caring for your own body *should* be paramount on most folks list, right? I mean, not to the point of extreme vanity, but good, solid general care and maintenance. Healthy hygiene habits. Moderate attention to physical well-being. Not too much to ask for, it seems.

Why, then, does it all feel like such a deplorable chore?

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{re}Birth

A New Year is a genuinely beautiful thing. No matter what way you look at it, the beginning of a new yearly cycle is invigorating, whether it's a cycle based on months or seasons or some other form of marking time passage. It's a time to start new things as much as it is a time to divest yourself of the old. Of course, there's always the choice to retain the status quo, to keep things just as they are, to not move a muscle in the direction of change.

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Just Eat It

What, how and why I eat are eminently changeable. When I was young, my "diet" was carved in stone - I ate a sum total of five vegetables: corn, potatoes, carrots, celery and French-style cut green beans from a can. Oh, and the carrots and celery had to be raw. Period.

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Why Resist

Often enough, I catch myself resisting something with a childish inner voice that pouts and exclaims, "I don't want to!". The household paperwork whines to be organized. The laundry mountain  threatens an avalanche. The thank you notes and birthday cards wait for a short, handwritten, a stamp, and a ride to the post office. Dishes and dusting, homework and housework.

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Conversation in Kind

At the park with a friend, watching our children frolic, we talk about the hard stuff. It doesn't matter if there are other parents nearby; they'll either listen and learn... Or listen and judge. But it's not their conversation unless they ask to join, so we go on about things.

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