Throw Away Your Vision Board

August 27, 2010

I finally threw away my love vision board in May.  I’d had it for a year, and though I had found love, it hadn’t lasted–and it hadn’t been the earth-shattering, soul-nourishing love that I craved. I figured, “Why keep something around that isn’t working for me?” so when it came time to move from Boston [...]

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Becoming More Yin

July 22, 2010

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I’ve become too much yang, and I know this because I am experiencing all the symptoms of “too much yang”: stiffness/tightness, tension, dry skin, stress, anger, and a need to be in control. In fact, the dry skin problem has gotten so bad, I’m going to the dermatologist next week!

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Act as if Everything is Already Okay

July 10, 2010
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I adopted the saying “Act as if everything is already okay” after realizing how much time I was spending fretting and scheming about the future. I’ve just graduated from Harvard, moved to Los Angeles where I am subletting my friend’s fabulous apartment in Beverly Hills, and am working for myself as a coach (and allegedly, [...]

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Enjoying Your Own Company

July 2, 2010
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If someone had asked me before this experience if I enjoyed my own company, I would have certainly said yes, but I think that the next few weeks will really reveal just how much I can enjoy spending time alone. I’ve often heard that learning to relish time spent alone is a part of maturing into a woman.

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Always Do Your Best

June 22, 2010

Months ago, I arrived at my friend Laura’s house, excited to spend time with one of my most ambitious, creative friends.  She had just finished reading a tiny book called The Four Agreements. “I think you should read it,” she said. “I think you’ll really like it.” Frankly, it looked like a children’s book to [...]

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You Can Never Go Home Again

June 15, 2010

My visits home have become only bearable for my entire family. Yes, the family time is great, but I think it would be even better if we met on neutral territory like a beach resort in Florida.

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Show Up Even When You Don’t Feel Like It

June 7, 2010
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When my friends and I ascended two flights of stairs, I was intrigued to see a wide open room full of frozen couples, waiting for the next instructions from the salsa instructor. I wanted to be a part of one of those couples, my hand matched to a partner’s, my eyes fixed on the instructor, eager to learn the next move.

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What’s Your Pattern?

June 4, 2010
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He comes out of nowhere, gets what he wants from you, and then disappears again. It’s like when I want to make a dress. I get out the pattern and use it to make the dress. I know exactly what I’m going to get because it’s a pattern. Once I’ve made the dress, I put the pattern away until the next time I need it.

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A Spoonful of Sugar

May 21, 2010
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Our breakup isn’t good or bad. It just is. And my making the breakup about me rather than just seeing it as yet another impermanent part of life is what is really causing me to suffer. I know I said a few posts ago that I didn’t take the breakup personally. And I really thought I didn’t. But obviously I did. Very personally.

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Is Wendy Williams Right About Marriage?

April 30, 2010
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I think women should spend their twenties having fun, kissing boys, doing your thing, and that the thirties are for marriage. You should never get married until you have stayed in your own apartment—no parents, no roommates, you can come home, sit in your bra and panties in front of the fan.

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