I am Brave
Brave isn’t necessarily Joan of Arc mighty on her white horse, sword held high. My definition of brave is more mundane: brave is saying or doing whatever needs to be said or done, despite any feelings of fear. Brave doesn’t […]
1984. 2008. 2020.
In 1984, when my mom was 54, she had her first opportunity to vote for a woman Vice President on a major party ticket. I don’t know if Mom voted for the Democratic ticket of Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro,
Loving Leda Loving Me
This seems like a good day to talk about love. Usually, when we speak of love, we’re talking about person-to-person love, but there is also person-to-animal love. The most unconditional love is the love dogs have for their humans. When
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Caste in America
It is Thursday morning as I write this. That’s the schedule: write Thursday morning, edit Friday morning, take a last look review Saturday morning. Today I am supposed to write the post for ‘I am Brave.’ But that is not
I am Intelligent
I should be able to believe that I’m intelligent because, as an adult, people have told me this, often. But my self-perception was formed in those comparative junior high and high school years, shaped by proximity. Facts: There were 1200
I am Kind
You? Kind? Seriously? Who are you kidding? These demeaning words come from the Inner Critic, the voluble, vociferous voice that goes wherever I do, the one who interrupts vulnerable moments. This ‘I am…’ exercise is not my invention. It comes
I am Authentic
Now we travel down to the fifth chakra, at the center of the neck, symbolized by the color blue. This is where it all started, this meditation stuff, back in the fall of 2018, when I realized I was not
I am Creative
For this next part of the meditation, I shift to the sixth chakra, at the middle of the forehead and just above the eyebrows—or third eye—symbolized by the color indigo. For a time in my life, considering myself creative
I am Holy
This part of the meditation is uncomfortable for me to write. I fear judgment, and maybe worst of all, my own. This next sequence of words, from ‘I am holy’ to ‘I am persevering,’ is mostly aligned with the
I am Here: Grounded. Lifted. Protected. Connected.
In my sitting meditation, the first thing I do is remind myself that I am here. I am not in the remnant of the dream that clings like the anchor line of a spiderweb. I am not in the project
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