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emotional boundaries
The way people traditionally write about boundaries has never been super helpful to me, since I don’t have a problem with what I’ll call Action-Oriented…
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May 15
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love notes
Since it’s topical: here are three little love notes I wrote in 2017 (turns out five years is approximately the amount of time it takes me to stop being…
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May 13
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the agony of eros: on limerence
"for my next trick, I will gaslight myself"
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May 10
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thoughts on envy + April recommendations
Sylvia Plath: “I am jealous of those who think more deeply, who write better, who draw better, who ski better, who look better, who live better, who…
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May 6
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maiden, mother, crone
I lay on the bed and watched lavendar sprout and divide in fractal patterns on the ceiling. I felt my own gravity, my ability to make life, to be…
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May 2
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the agony of eros: dating
This is the first post in a series where I explore how love hurts and why.
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Apr 30
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original sin
Sometimes I tally up my recent bad behavior in my head. Many of the sins are pretty small—I’m terrible at responding to messages, for instance. I have…
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Apr 27
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dreaming my own dream
I’ve been really enjoying Psychomagic by Alejandro Jodorowsky. It’s similar to Impro by Keith Johnstone, another cult-favorite book about how our…
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Apr 23
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simplicity is difficult
I’ve been thinking lately that I want my yoga practice to be beautiful. Moving from the dream of competency to the dream of beauty was a journey that…
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Apr 18
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communication on all levels
I’ve been thinking about this tweet since I first saw it. When I examine my current and past relationships, it really does come down to this: all the…
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Apr 11
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choosing awareness
When you start playing with awareness it’s easy to become obsessed. Everyone I know who’s gotten deep enough marvels at how much their perception…
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Apr 5
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spell states
When I say “spell state” I’m referring to certain emotional states that hold us absolutely in their thrall—you know, under a spell. Falling in love…
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Apr 1
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