Published by admin on December 27, 2016

Unbecoming

It came to me while writing my morning pages today. I have been calling myself spiritual for years. What’s the essence of being spiritual, though? It’s about growth–constant, non-stop growth in an effort to be the best possible you. At least, that’s what I’ve been telling myself. But I’ve realized that we’re building mansions on sinkholes. What we think…

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Published by admin on December 19, 2015

I was six and all I wanted was a lightsaber

STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK. I was 6 years old. I remember getting my whole Universe blown to smithereens. I wanted to be Luke Skywalker. Badly. (Yeah, I wasn’t cool enough yet to be Han Solo.) I wanted a lightsaber, and I was willing to give up a finger–but only my pinky–if only I could…

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