Today has been an interesting day. I had an hour-long session with MM and learned information that I’m still rolling around in my brain.
As I re-read what I wrote, I was reminded of one of my favorite passages from the book Comfortable with Uncertainty by Pema Chodron, a Buddhist nun:
On the journey of [...]

From Volcano:
what i give to you is just what i’m going throughthis is nothing new no no just another phase of findingwhat i really need is what makes me bleed

Happy 4th Anniversary of your 29th Birthday, my slurpee!
love,shameless

from my email:
One of the best ways to cope with the disquiet of foresight is to surrender the need to control the outcome, so do your best to stay present — remember, the future is made moment-by-moment, one open heart, one gentle touch, and one kind word at a time.
And don’t forget to smile.

I just finished reading The Secret History of the American Empire: Economic Hit Men, Jackals, and the Truth About Global Corruption by John Perkins.
Perkins explains:
Economic hit men (EHMs) are highly paid professionals who cheat countries around the globe of trillions of dollars. They funnel money from the World Bank, the US Agency for International Development [...]

Well, done, Shameless. You’ve woven together some of the threads that run through our current shared history.
It is so appropriate that you bring up the Roman Empire and that Perkins alludes to Procopius in the title of his latest book. The similarities between the two empires (ours and the Romans’) are often more [...]

My internet at home is temporarily on right now. It’s been very sporadic. And a Time Warner salesman had the nerve to come to our house last night to try and sell us their digital phone service. How about fixing our internet service, dude?
I had fun at last night’s Dem Club meeting. [...]

Yesterday was my monthly haircut. Fresh blonde and cut short (as close to spike as I can get with naturally curly hair). My friend Liz does a great job bringing out my inner badass.
Liz said some things that are still tumbling around in my brain. We talked about the past week, we [...]

MandoMama wrote about her frustration with trying to find space for herself amidst the demands of her two kids.
I know just what she is feeling. There was a time in my life when my kids got most of me. While I carried them inside of me and when they were babies. [...]