After nine-and-a-half months of taking a tiny white pill every night around 6 pm, I decided to start tapering off … More
Category: self-love
Honorable closure
I had been meaning to do this for some time, even if the “meaning to do” was hidden somewhere deep … More
Self-care revisited, with a little help from my friend
Featured image: my and Elizabeth’s legs, Oregon coast, circa 2012. I wrote about self-care five years ago. As I continue … More
Love over pain
In January 2013 I was recovering from wrist surgery. I was pretty sedentary, unable to play my violin, and feeling … More
Bellies
This weekend I saw a woman’s belly. She was showing me how the waistband of her leggings cuts into her … More
Worldview
While sweating in the backyard sauna, a person who is very dear to me admitted that he didn’t know what … More
Some small thoughts, like droplets in my mind.
Certainly, the emotion that most impedes progress in any endeavor is the emotion of fear. When I feel fear, it … More
