I’m One of THOSE People

You know those funky, new age hippies that believe in things they can’t see?  Yeah, I’m one of those people! I was driving in my car yesterday and I realized how much I censor myself about many of my beliefs and practices when I’m around certain...

What is True Love?

I  recently got a response from a reader on one of my blogs that provoked a lot of thought, and I’d like to respond to it here (with the readers’ permission, which I’ve already gotten.)  So that I don’t lose anything in the interpretation, I...

“Full Catastrophe” Dating- Part III

Just to jog your memory (as if you could forget the details of my fascinating life 😉 ), my primary partner had just had sex with someone else for the first time since we’ve been dating, and I kinda freaked out.  Then I cried a lot, he supported me, and I felt...

“Full Catastrophe” Dating- Part II

So, when I left off, I had just had a big reveal about all the fears and insecurities that came up for me when my primary partner had set up a date with “Emily”.  The crying that I did after the revealing, and the way my partner so expertly held space for...

“Full Catashrophe” Dating

The author of a book named “Full Catastrophe Living”, John Kabat-Zinn, refers to “the poignant enormity of our life experience” and suggests mindfulness (being present in each moment) as a means to coping with it.  After a recent experience in...