According to me, my comfort zone has habitually been small. And dictated by strict regulations. And ruled by a scared and scarred and horrid little voice that warned that stepping out of bounds would bring…
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My eyeballs are very tired. They've been on overdrive this week. No, not from staring at my computer screen (though that's pretty much all I've done). Or reading (too much work to do that). Or…
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There's nothing quite like having an echo and a mirror and a conscience all wrapped up into a pint-sized 4-going-on-27-year-old-female. "Sophie! I need you to come upstairs and brush your teeth now!" I say. "You…
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I'm a card-carrying member of the RSSC (Radio Station Switching Club). It's a disease. Like finger tourettes. Or something. It's car-specific. I'm either driving or riding in the passenger seat and I Constantly, Continually and…
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Once upon a time, many moons ago, I taught a yoga workshop at Kripalu about stability. In it, I took people through examples of the five basic groups of postures (standing, seated, supine, prone and…
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Roughly one month ago, my best friend from the 5th grade, Johanna, called me and our other best friend from the 6th grade, Orly, with an 'idea'. "I think we should all meet on the…
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One year ago today, I stepped out of my front door to call the dogs in for the night and landed exactly the wrong way on exactly the wrong part of my doormat on exactly…
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I waitressed for several years. Through college, through grad school. And I enjoyed it thoroughly. I loved how the time went by so fast, no watch-looking necessary. I loved how it was always new. I…
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I heard this story the other night: There's a CEO of a company in Manhattan that has a Fear Jar on his desk. And whenever anyone in the office says something fearful, they have to…
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