AKA the joys and sorrows of the entrepreneurial journey, and other musings. When I started out on this journey to start a new business a few months ago, I really thought I had something figured out. I had transformed my own life, with LOTS of help from others, going from depression, worry, and longing, to […]
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An Open Letter to Whole Foods CEO John Mackey about Structural Inequality – A Challenge, Sent with Love
Dear Mr. Mackey: I wanted to let you know, first of all, how much I enjoyed your keynote address at the Conscious Capitalism conference this week. “Bringing love out of the corporate closet” is a concept near and dear to my own heart, and I thoroughly enjoyed the call to action. I agree with you, […]
Who’s Tired of Being Tired?
More Doing! It’s part of our culture to always be “doing”. Doing more, doing better, doing faster, as long as there’s lots of doing. If we’re not too busy, we should be ashamed of ourselves, right? It’s it just lazy and self-indulgent, to take time to relax and take care of ourselves, right? Whose message […]
How to Make Peace with Your “Shoulds”
The “Shoulds”: We often don’t have any doubt that we should be better parents/spouses/partners, should strive for a different body, should hold back to keep people from being uncomfortable, should work harder, should exercise more, should keep our mouths shut when we don’t agree, should give up carbs, should respect authority, should believe it when […]