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Growing Up into Belonging.

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Inspirational Facebook Bulimia (Written by an Ex-Bulimic).

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Skinny Love. ~ Ash Constance

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Naked with the Shamans.

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When Differences Pull Us Apart & How They Bring Us Together. ~ Matthew Gindin

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The Importance of Beauty. ~ Amanda King

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Growing Up into Belonging.

via on May 24, 2013

My knee jerk patterned reaction to fill the space and ease my anxiety prevents me from ever feeling the deep relief that happens in belonging to community.

Skinny Love. ~ Ash Constance

via on May 24, 2013

As a teenager, I was imaged obsessed. Entranced and mesmerized by the top models—Kate Moss, Natasha Poly and Gisele. Size zero was the ultimate goal. I am a product of a generation quite different and contrasting to that of my mother’s; hers was the curvy, Hollywood bombshell ladies that I watched on-screen growing up. Mine was [...]

Boy Scouts rediscover their role as a Moral Center for American Youth!

via on May 24, 2013

“Boy Scouts End Ban on Openly Gay Youths.” Yay! Equality for all is one of our basic and most important American values—and we have to always do better, every generation. “The president has welcomed Boy Scout decision ‘to open its membership to all, regardless of sexual orientation.”

Confessions of a (Yoga) Sensation Junkie.

via on May 24, 2013

Sometimes staying consciously aware, and consciously connected to everything that’s occurring around you and in you, is the last thing that you want to do—and that’s why being a sensation junkie isn’t always a good thing, or even a helpful thing, either.

Naked with the Shamans.

via on May 24, 2013

The issue was not my being naked, though – it was the perceptpion of that nakedness… In a society which censors images of nudity but supports advertising of cosmetic surgery, beauty enhancements and idealized images of men and women, how do we maintain a connection with our physical bodies which is positive?

Amsterdam Alone: A Delightfully Frightening Dance. ~ Melissa Stokoski

via on May 24, 2013

We sit in gridlock traffic on a Paris highway, inching toward the bus station still miles away. I’ve obtained a stellar next-day buzz having slept from 8 AM to 10 AM post-discotheque. The bus expected to take me to London departs in minutes. My heart, pounding; my mind, calm. A mantra: I trust, I trust. [...]

“Korea’s plastic surgery mayhem is finally converging on the same face. Here are the Miss Korea 2013 contestants.” (Photos)

via on May 24, 2013

Plastic surgery is, sometimes, helpful. Sometimes, it’s practical. But often, it reflects a profound, and sad, dis-ease with ourselves. Maitri is an alternative, and it’s harder work: we all know folks who are charming, gorgeous…but not because they’re conventionally beautiful. Because of the joy and truth they manifest, from the inside, out. In relephant news: [...]

Following Your Dreams? Better Pack Some Courage. ~ Brittany Amell

via on May 23, 2013

The pause before the climb. My eyes fly open and I continue with my journey—but then something starts to happen. Lingering, right now in this very moment, is a feeling of doubt. At the mountaintop of this lingering stands a red flag of uncertainty—a warning to the wise. I feel the gravity. All 9.8 m/s [...]

Single Mom Seeking Stillness. ~ Nichole Gould

via on May 23, 2013

Be careful what you wish for. Has anyone ever said this to you? That sometimes what you think you want may be delivered but probably not in the way that you imagine? Some say that we receive what we wish for only to the extent at which we are clear about what we really want. [...]

What is Love? {Video}

via on May 22, 2013

This reminds me of this, only it’s all real, and tells the story at the beginning of the happy ending: A Real Life Love Story: this Video a Wedding Present. {I challenge you not to get chills at 2:36 in} A few inspiring Bonus blogs: 23 Tips for Supporting a Partner with Chronic Pain. Mama’s [...]

A Heart That is Ready for Anything.

via on May 22, 2013

With an undefended heart, we can fall in love with life over and over every day. We can become children of wonder, grateful to be walking on earth, grateful to belong with each other and to all of creation. We can find our true refuge in every moment, in every breath.

This is Why You Didn’t Get a Second Date.

via on May 22, 2013

  We’ve all been there… Butterflies and all that jazz that starts to happen when we meet someone special. We go out, we make out, and maybe we make something else too…and then we wait. Ugh. The damn waiting we do for these darn men! We wait and we wait and we wait (hopefully) and by [...]

Don’t Drag Him to Yoga—Let Him Be a Man. ~ Shasta Townsend

via on May 22, 2013

One way to encourage your husband to join you on the mat is to just let it all be. Stop telling him he should stop smoking, lose ten pounds, not eat hamburgers or watch less football. He sees this as criticism and we tend to not want to spend time with those who criticize us.

How to Be an Independent Woman While Being Married with Children.

via on May 22, 2013

This has been one of the more inspiring talks with my dear friend and fellow model, Kate Dillon-Levin, in which she discusses about keeping your autonomy while being married with children. The full-length version is definitely worth the listen too. To watch the full-length version of this conversation, visit here. To view all conversations, including [...]

Shakuhachi: the most Beautiful Sad Sound in the World.

via on May 21, 2013

It’s Shakuhachi. It’s like auditory haiku–lots of space and simplicity and longing. It’s often played when one misses another. Most folks won’t care much, but I love this, grew up around it in the Shambhala Buddhist community. It’s the sound, to me, of unrequited love—yes love held within dignity…loneliness with precision, not depression…raw, unmanaged emotion. [...]

5 Ways to Have a Ridiculously Amazing Life. ~ Richelle Morgan

via on May 21, 2013

I used to dream, wish and hope for an amazing life—not just an okay life, but a ridiculously amazing life. When I was younger, that dream had me rolling in style, of course, with fabulous clothes, a big house and a fast car. As I grew older and wiser, the material wants and needs of [...]


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