The Value of Pain.

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(Carla note: I adore The Invitation, too.) Please welcome my writer-friend, Valerie. And, because writers WRITE, the below was simply her comment about my Happiness Bullying post. Because it resonated with me Ive asked her to share it here. I hope it resonates with you as well. I've spent several days pondering this post. Carla always makes me think - some days more than others. ... Continue Reading

Words GLORIOUS words! (guest post)

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We love how June writes. We LOVE the Flexies she sells... Please welcome June. I adore how she and I disagree on many topics and yet a friendship based on mutual respect has been created. I invited her here to share her response to my BINGE WATCHING post. What do words mean to you? For me, they are music. They can transport me to another world. They can make me fly into a rage. They ... Continue Reading

Mutt the Custard.

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Please welcome Tara AKA Mutt the Custard. She's here at my request as I love her take on the silly side of weight loss... I have black lab named Diesel. I wore a Fitbit for a couple of years and always checked to see how many steps I have done after walking the dog in the morning. It's usually around 7000/3.5miles and my goal of course is to do at least 10000 a day. All of this ... Continue Reading

The harshest judgement (guest post)

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Please welcome Coco. I've known her for what feels like an eternity. I've admired her for just as long. I'm always always learning from her & I'm grateful for the post below. When I saw Carla's post confessing how she's judged others before walking in their shoes, it made me think about how I judge others. With Lent approaching, I thought it would be a good practice to notice when I ... Continue Reading

Loneliness vs Aloneness (guest post).

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I’ve long been a fan of Carla’s ponderings, often bookmarking them for more consideration. I was away from home and my computer when I saw her I'm lonely post, so tweeted her to say I’d comment later. I also added. I often feel alone rather than lonely. It started a Twitter-enforced 140 character conversation about the difference between the two, which proved somewhat difficult. Hence, ... Continue Reading

Quality versus Quantity (The All-you-Can-Eat Buffet myth)

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Please welcome Jenn and her response to my musings on Quality vs Quantity. While I'd thought she & I approach motherhood differently, after reading her post I've realized we are not as different as I'd initially surmised.   “You’re never home!” As a full-time working mom who is building a business on the side, these painful words hit me like acid rain. They were hurled by my ... Continue Reading

40 Days of LESS (guest post).

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(Please to welcome Allie. I adore her. She inspires me. She's here at my begging request.) If you ask me what I want for my upcoming 40th birthday, I probably would respond by telling you everything I don't want: To be diagnosed with, and eventually die from, ovarian cancer like my mom when she was in her forties To start feeling, being, thinking, looking like a 40 year old (whatever that ... Continue Reading

Observing judgments without Judgment (guest post).

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Please to welcome Heather and her musings on judgement, bodies and learning our ourselves. I’m only about one-quarter of the way through my 200-hour yoga teacher training, but almost done with our first one-month “Living Yoga Sadhana” (LYS). Say what? It’s a living meditation of observation without judgment. What are we observing? Well, the way we tend to judge, ourselves and others. The ... Continue Reading

Kindness Doesn’t Always Scream (guest post).

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I have always been a very sensitive girl. I can remember being a small child and receiving a free lunches at school. My mother had recently divorced my father-- she was then a 32 year old single mother of three girls with no college degree. She worked as a hostess at a fancy restaurant, and went to school at night, but we struggled-- or I should say, she did. As a child, I was oblivious to our ... Continue Reading

Take What You Need Day!

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It was recently Random Acts of Kindness week at the Child's elementary school. These little gestures are things we've done together since she was tiny. The thing is we've never referred to them as as such. Mitzvahs. Paying our rent. These are the terms we've typically used. As a result, when the child was informed it was R.A.O.K. week, she was ... Continue Reading

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