Be more open. You’re just not open enough. That’s the refrain that was going through my head; spoken, and unspoken, enough times by others around me to believe it. That would be my answer. If only I were more open … Continue reading
Category Archives: wanting
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I spent the last few years of my 30’s anticipating 40. Waiting for it, wondering what it would be like, where I would be at. Instead of saying “I’m 39′, I would respond to questions about my age “I’m almost … Continue reading
Finding my heart courage
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I have a lot of courage. I have brain courage, and get-on-a-plane-by-myself courage. Trekking-courage, and solo-trip-courage. I have going-out-to-a-bar-alone courage and ski-courage. I have mountain-courage and night-courage and trail-running-courage. I have work courage for days. But, I don’t have heart … Continue reading
Selling éclairs
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I once read an article about first generation college students – and how we’ve sold them on the promise of college, even though they have no idea what it will be like, or even if it will actually make them … Continue reading
Being witness
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A woman I know from work passed away recently. She was central to our office, and always greeted me with a smile and a kind word. While I did not know her well, her death struck many of my colleagues … Continue reading
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The way my fun little anxieties with abandonment play out is that I tend to go for men who are unavailable (more on that later) and then go for them with all the effort I have put into all other … Continue reading