Msgs from Heart
How intuition and the rational work together
How intuition and the rational work together My latest article on Jumble & Flow, “This middle-aged woman’s honest review of Natural Cycles, a non-hormonal birth control app“ has me thinking about science, intuition, rationality, and gut feelings. Mainly, I believe in all of it. I believe in science. I believe in intuition. I believe [...]
Space, Death & Purpose: There is timing for everything
Space, Death & Purpose: There is timing for everything Lately, I've been seeing "inspirational posts" that say things like "There is no right time..." then followed by "the time is now!" or ...."Don't wait forever." Or some sort of "get going" type sentiment about starting a work goal, or coming into your purpose. It's [...]
The wisdom of anger
The wisdom of anger You're allowed to be angry. This has been a theme coming up the past week... with various people, places and things. If I'm coming across it, perhaps you are too... When we get angry, we're often told to "get over it." We think: We want to be [...]
Why I don’t tell the future
Why I don't tell the future In my latest article on Jumble & Flow, I wrote about how a coworker came to me in a dream as a spirit. The dream was ethereal, as dreams tend to be. But this was something else. It was like we were in an empty, beautiful void, just [...]
Don’t feel like you belong? Not everything is for you. And that’s okay.
Don’t feel like you belong? Not everything is for you. And that’s okay. The other day, I was at a Loft clothing store. As the sales woman told me about the deals of the day, I felt uncomfortable. Stories began to trickle into my brain about my discomfort. Thoughts like “I probably make people [...]
Trusting the Unknown: The Goldilocks Theory of the Universe
Trusting the Unknown: The Goldilocks Theory of the Universe I’m developing a new theory. It’s called the Goldilocks Theory of the Universe. The Universe wants the best for you. It wants way better for you than you even know. But we don’t know what’s possible. We don’t know how good we could have [...]
My dignity cannot be taken, if I do not feel shame.
My dignity cannot be taken, if I do not feel shame. This post was written on Martin Luther King Jr Day on Monday, January 18th, 2021. The week of President Joe Biden's inauguration. Last week, I was spit on. I was walking down the street, minding my own business when a [...]
What if I am normal?
What if I am normal? All of my life, I was fighting to show I was special. My parents were not the type to tell me I was special, and I didn’t feel special. They thought I would have an ordinary life. Grow up, get married, have kids. I resented that this was [...]