It would seem to me that there are certain choices in our daily lives that go easily hand in hand. Want to be healthier? Eat healthier (as Michael Pollan says, “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.”), be more active, make conscious choices, find your balance. Want to lessen your impact on the planet? See […]
Ripples (or: throwing rocks in life’s pond)
There is a software developer in town who has become somewhat of a mentor to me over the past year and a half. He encouraged me to step outside my then-current worldview, and was one of the first to encourage me to start my own business. I had been hiding behind finishing school as a […]
Divorce (and other life lessons)
My divorce paperwork was filed this past Friday. Another post, another set of words I never thought I would hear together in the same sentence. Eight years ago this summer, I married the man I thought I would spend the rest of my life with. Six months ago I moved out. I won’t delve into […]
Balance (and living with a new “normal”)
Unsurprisingly, as I have aged and grown, the definition of what is (my) “normal” has changed. If you are like me and are constantly pushing your boundaries, constantly moving and evolving, this happens. It’s when this process gets unexpectedly accelerated that it becomes tricky to find balance. Take, for example, being passionate enough about something […]
Civil Disobedience (and the Tar Sands Sisters)
On Saturday, August 20, 2011, I was arrested. As I sit here, fingers poised over keys, hesitating as I have for the past two weeks, I wonder what has kept me from putting my experience in writing. The first few days, it was that I was wrapped up in details of just getting out of […]
An introduction (or: who am I and why am I writing this blog?)
You may wonder why, in this world that is so overwhelmed with information, so overpopulated with blogs and websites, why add another one to the mix? What do I have to say that makes me any different from everyone else? Well… I have a story to tell, and my hope is that by telling it, […]