Manna Meditations, Day 33 The Stream snatches a slice out of the sky and pins it down in a furrow of earth, so that all the trees lean over to look, seeing the sight of themselves for the very first time: They stand astounded, caught in this position for a hundred years, perhaps … Just […]
Tag: self-love
The Body Electric: Day Eight
I don’t know when exactly it happened, but somewhere in the course of my 34 years, I accepted the idea that most of my clothes would be uncomfortable. These days, I have a closet full of five-inch stilettos, nipped-waist pencil skirts and close-cut clothing in rough, hard-finish fabrics. And most of the time I’m completely fine with […]
The Body Electric: Day Seven
You would think it would be easy by now — that seeing my own magic would feel as natural as breathing. But there are still days when it’s work… Days when I look at the mirror and see myself fading, and believe the lie that this makes me less: Less valuable. Less powerful. Less human. On those days, I turn […]
One for the renegades …
I still remember where I was the first time I heard the radio hit Renegades by X Ambassadors: on the dusty second story of a Staunton antinque mall, where the tune crackled and snarled through an AM/FM radio with a bad connection. No more than 30 seconds elapsed before I Shazamed it… I was smitten. * […]
on shadow & light, sunshine & silhouettes … & seeing my own magic
This evening.
I am walking the dog at sunset, stopped at a street corner, waiting for traffic to pass. I am lost in thought.
Suddenly a car flashes by, and for the briefest moment I glimpse …
A Reminder, Found in the Gutter …
Fallen. Bedraggled. Beautiful. You too. ❤
Same Body, Second Glance: Last Look
August 10, 2014 Today my heart is hungryfor some new horizon.I’m not talking about a placeyou get to with a passport.I’m talking about a placeyou get to by opening your eyes. And I want to reclaimall the places inside meovertaken by darkness–dark not because the lightstopped shiningbut because my soulstopped seeing. /// {{Wondering what’s going […]
Same Body, Second Glance: Day Forty
August 9, 2014 Today is my fortieth day … Can you believe it? And *this…* This is what I’m holding onto… ❤ /// {{Wondering what’s going on here?? Almost a year ago, I found myself on bad terms with the person in the mirror. So I made a commitment: every day for forty days, I’d […]
Same Body, Second Glance: Day Thirty-Nine
August 8, 2014 You guys know this is a brave photo for me … BRAVE. So I must be having that kind of day today. ❤ /// {{Wondering what’s going on here?? Almost a year ago, I found myself on bad terms with the person in the mirror. So I made a commitment: every day […]
Same Body, Second Glance: Day Thirty-Eight
August 7, 2014 A shot from today’s walk in the woods … As always, I went hunting light and shadows… ❤ /// {{Wondering what’s going on here?? Almost a year ago, I found myself on bad terms with the person in the mirror. So I made a commitment: every day for forty days, I’d take […]
