I’ve sat here looking at a blank screen grasping at inadequate words to describe the shaving of my head for way too long. Incredible? Weak. Empowering? Still weak. Enlightening? Closer. Let me start by backing up a little to the beginning of my weekend. We’ll see where it goes from there. Tiffani, my badass freeplaylife [...]
Posts Tagged ‘fear’
Why I Love Getting Older :: How Aging Became an Honor Instead of a Fear (Video)
Women, especially older women, always smirk a little when I tell them how much I look forward to aging. I can’t wait to get my first grey hair (or find them under all these dreads), I love the lines I’m wearing on my face, and how I see aging as one of the most beautiful [...]
The Experience of Gratitude is Not a “Should”
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and so many of us are turning our hearts toward big, beautiful meals and the idea of gratitude. Gratitude was my main guiding word this year. So naturally I have lots of thoughts during my very favorite holiday. I’ve never loved Thanksgiving for the gratitude part. I loved it for the simplicity, [...]
Real Women and the Lies We Live (Video)
I almost didn’t share this video. I had made it quickly because it started pouring out of me and my audio and video wouldn’t sync. But that’s not why I almost didn’t share it. I almost didn’t share it because my entire life I’ve been shamed for my body type, taught to feel less than [...]
Thriving, Not Just Surviving Childhood
Thriving, not just surviving. Children’s talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives. – Maya Angelou How many times have you heard (or even said), “I survived [spankings/punishment/hard work/not getting attention] as a child. So will they.”? Countless I’d bet. It’s the common response anytime compassionate, mindful, organic parents talk about the alternatives they’ve [...]
My name is Tara. I am a mama and a lover, a full-time nomad, a passionate devourer of Life and an Organic Life Coach.
