Self-love. How many books + blog posts + podcasts have been dedicated to this topic? Writing about self-love is easy. Accepting and loving ourselves all day, every day is HARD. Like really hard. While surfing around on Brain Pickings today, this pop up appeared… I (of course) clickety clicked because who doesn’t want to know what it means to, “(really, finally) love yourself”. “Love After Love” by Derek Walcott is exquisite. Is it a poem about (as the pop up says) what it means to really, finally love yourself? Maybe. I mean, the beauty of poetry is that it’s open to interpretation, right? Some say this poem is about healing after someone has broken our heart. But I like to think it’s about healing after we break … [Read more...] about Welcoming Ourselves Home
There is Always Light
Our daily lives have been filled with fear and uncertainty for some time now. But there has also been light. For there is always light,if only we’re brave enough to see itIf only we’re brave enough to be it I think it’s fair to say we can all use a healthy dose of hope and healing. If you didn’t get a chance to watch 22-year old Amanda Gorman deliver her poem, “The Hill We Climb,” on Inauguration Day, google her this very instant (or click here). Amanda Gorman was the youngest poet to recite her work at a presidential inauguration. Gorman was diagnosed with an auditory processing disorder in kindergarten. She also has speech articulation issues that make it difficult for her to pronounce certain … [Read more...] about There is Always Light
It Is Okay
This has been an incredibly difficult, stressful, and uncertain year. While 2021 looks like it will be brighter (thank you scientists), we're still in the thick of it. I've personally struggled with feeling like I should be doing more. Doing better. Maybe you can relate. A few weeks ago, I had a little chat with myself that went something like this... Please don’t be so hard on yourself Robyn. It’s okay to rest. It’s okay to feel worn down during a year like this. Take it slow. Take care of yourself. Don’t feel guilty about it. With that, I want to share some thoughts as we begin mile 26 of the 2020 marathon... It is okay to silence your phoneIt is okay to read an email or text and not reply immediately It is okay to … [Read more...] about It Is Okay
I Am Practicing
When we are trying to make changes in our lives, so many of us just want to get to the part where we are confident and doing it well. But being human doesn't work like that. We need to practice before we become capable + confident. It can be such a relief to remind ourselves that we aren't skilled at something. That we’re still practicing. Give it a try. Instead of… I should be better at this. I should have this figured out by now. Say… I am still practicing. Doesn’t that feel 1,000,000 times better? There is relief in realizing that it is okay to stumble through change. There is relief in knowing that no matter how much we practice, we may never get to the part where we are confident and doing it … [Read more...] about I Am Practicing