Tentacles of Nonsense
Suffering hurts. Duh. If you are hurting right now, you might not be able to figure out HOW to stop hurting. But surprisingly, when you figure out what NONSENSE you have in your life… you then have a simple and effective starting point to working through the pain. WARNING: Wresting the Nonsense octopus is not […]
Personal Brand
The image that we show the world is indeed our “personal brand.” Creating, maintaining and manicuring that image? Sometimes is a great source of suffering, time-waste… and you guessed it–NONSENSE. Learning to navigate the waters of who we really are, what we really want, and where all “the Other People” fall into this? That is […]
Health and Pants
These PJ pants are from the Beach 2 Battleship 140.6 race I finished in 2014. I have mixed emotions around these pants. (As if having mixed emotions around pants is normal behavior.) First, because it’s still my “fastest” race. I finished right under 15 hours. Yay, me. But it’s also the absolutely unhealthiest, worst […]
Names and Numbers
What NAMES and NUMBERS are you allowing to run your life? Nicknames: Fatty. Ugly. Dumbass. Weak. Slow. Bad mom. Shitty girlfriend. Numbers: The money I make. The amount I weigh. The speed I run. The number of friends I have. The amount of likes on this DAMN POST…. ughhhhh. Time to CHOOSE which Names and […]
No Wagons
Nope. No 🐎 and no wagons. We aren’t over here falling off, hurting ourselves, and trying to constantly catch back up to the wagon. No wagons. Nope. None. I talked about this on Episode 137 🎧 of the @Same24HoursPodcast on #NotesOnNonsense… but truly, there is no wagon. This is LIFE. We […]
Finding Your Voice
When I was young, I felt like I didn’t have a voice. Like I needed to absorb my true feelings (or absorb and fix the feelings of other people). I had to make everyone proud, live up to the “perfect” expectations. I must do what was expected, and anything else was intolerable, impossible or punishable. […]
The Uncertainty of It All
I am LOSING my mind, y’all. I am wading in so much UNCERTAINTY, it feels like peanut butter. (Mmmmm, peanut butter.). The new city, the book launching in December, all the speaking I have to do coming up (does ANYONE really care what I have to say), plus let’s not even talk about wardrobe choices. […]
Sisterhood of the Traveling Quilt
My amazing friend surprised me with this gift. It was a true surprise–probably 6 years in the making. The quilt is beautiful, but the card that came with it–brought tears to my eyes–and I needed to read it today. Carrie, I hope you don’t mind that I shared some of your words here. “This gift […]
Mistakes or Failures?
16 Entrepreneurs Discuss on Whether Mistakes or Failure Have Affected Their Success #5- Made a way to my best years ahead – Meredith Atwood In 2017, I experienced the worst year of my life—both professionally and personally. I had leapt out of the legal profession as an attorney to be an entrepreneur. I watched, helplessly, […]