Holy crap, the news has been a doozy again this week! How have you been holding up? Are you suffering from news overwhelm? How many times this week have you winced before opening the news or your …
Why I’m Ditching Self-Care for Self-Love
Have you gotten sick of all the self-care talk? I have. It's so in-your-face and well, useless. How many times have you seen a product being marketed and snorted to yourself, thinking …
When organizing is like screaming–and that’s a good thing, really
When I was young activist, I'd jump on the soapbox in a heartbeat. As I've aged as a grassroots organizer I've learned to not speak unless I've really got something worthwhile to share. On the other …
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8 Signs You Might Be Playing Burnout Musical Chairs
What is "burnout"? It's a term that gets thrown around a lot, but usually when it comes down to making life changes people often forget it's a factor. What do I mean? You've seen it. I know you …
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Slow Pedal
photo by Wayne Bishop I wasn't an athletic kid. In my grade school rampant with bullies (that's what we know to call them now, when I was little it was "just kids being kids") organized sports just …
“We Need All of Us” by Isabel Faith Abbott
There are days that I want to do something for this world so much that it hurts. Problem is, lately there are days that I have no idea how I'm supposed to do that, exactly. There's this feeling deep …
One Big Pile of I.CAN’T.EVEN.
Ever get down on yourself for not doing all that you hoped to? The big ideas are there, but you can't find the motivation to get moving? Lately I've been down on myself for not writing in this blog …
Compassion and the Righteous Path
Let's talk compassion. It feels great to be righteous, but truth is that also means we can end up being hard on ourselves, hard on those around us. It is possible to be both passionate about the …
A Fascinating Look at What “Self-Care” Means Around the World | Byrdie
"Self-care" is an over-used term. It has been watered down to meaning extra cream on your latte or a pedicure. Sure, those things are great, but I subscribe to the radical idea that true self-care is …
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5 Practices for Nurturing Happiness — Thich Nhat Hanh – Lion’s Roar
It's always worth listening to what the great Buddhist master Thich Nhat Hanh has to say. His teachings are deceptively simple and thought-provoking. I hear a lot of people lamenting the upcoming …
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