Posts Tagged: transformation

30 Days of 30. Day 6: Home Edition.

June 07, 2013

When I first brainstormed about 30 Days of 30, I wrote out a list on a post-it note:  I wanted to include and celebrate all aspects of my daily living—looking forward was also key, as it would provide direction for the coming year(s). What I forget was what I most often forget: rest.  “That’s good then. You need to take time.”“I’ve had some time—but every day I’ve had somewhere to be, if even for an hour and a half. Today—nada.”“That’s …

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30 Days of 30: Day 2

June 03, 2013

“The choice to love is a choice to connect—to find ourselves in the other.” bell hooks, All About Love We are a people hardwired for connection and it’s in and through our relationships with others that we come to best know ourselves. At its heart, connection, relationships, self-awareness, and reflection are what my 30 days of 30 is all about: I get 30 days to celebrate the completion of 30 years of life and to acknowledge all of the intricacies that …

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30 days of 30. Day 1.

June 02, 2013

  At the end of this month, I’ll turn 30; for months I thought of ways I could celebrate: I could try to raise some increment of 30 for 3 different charities ($1000 to each= $3000), I could try 30 new things… The list went on and on until the moment that I realized there were 30 days in June: I would be 30 and there were 30 days. It couldn’t be coincidence! Each day, throughout the month of June, …

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What would you do to connect?

April 10, 2013

“I’m everybody’s favorite,” my sister spunkily proclaimed to me. I’m the oldest of 5, and my two younger sisters had driven back to my mom’s as a surprise for Easter. Aileen, the self-proclaimed favorite, enters herself into everyone’s phone as their favorite; she signs all of her cards “your favorite”; she enters “Aileen’s day” into people’s phones. I responded, “I don’t have any favorites.” “That’s not true, your favorite is… “ my sister proceeded to explain to me how everyone …

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So I asked for help…

February 11, 2013

When I don’t listen, I don’t end up being eaten by a whale like Jonah. Instead, I usually end up in a car accident. Don’t ask to see my driving record: trust me on this one. Last time I had an accident, I had just ended a very important relationship. I had not one, but TWO car accidents in a period of less than 3 weeks. After my first car accident, which was about a mile from my house, I …

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