Because Meliorism Monday. Because dammit, you’re beautiful. Because I don’t have better words and I want to hug the world. Follow my board on how humans are making the world better here: Advertisements Continue reading
Category Archives: compassion
activism / civil rights / compassion / equality / feminism / women / writing
RIP Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou’s death was announced last night to the media and to me this morning by my mother texting me in tears… the fact that her life and death have moved such a wide variety of people so deeply speaks again to me about the power of words, of having the courage to be authentic and vulnerable … Continue reading
child loss / community / compassion / connectivity / friends / gratitude / grief / holidays / love / patpatforever / personal crap / triggers
More Lessons in Vulnerability
So this is what happens when I try to sit down and write in the morning: “_____________________ … Shit. I can’t think. Maybe it will help if I light some candles. Okay. I’m going to do this. Here goes. Open Firefox aaannnd… Facebook! Wait shit, no, not Facebook. Songza. Okay. ‘Downtempo Instrumentals’ sounds good, I hope … Continue reading
30 Days of Gratitude / babywearing / compassion / cooking / parenting / quotes / recipes / teething
30 Days of Gratitude: Day 14
So, I skipped day 13. Not due to superstition, like how hotels don’t call their 13th floors 13th floors (or stranger still, keep a small, unusable space to occupy the space between the 12th & 14th floors) although that’s the feel this is just going to have to keep. I spent hours last night consoling … Continue reading
birth / breastfeeding / coffee / compassion / sex / wordless Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday: Grab Button Goodness
Welcome to Wordless Wednesday! I finally put together a button for my blog! I have one for Wordless Wednesday already (the black & white one above) but it’s taken a little personal development and time before I was able to put together something I was happy with. I used a picture from the San Francisco … Continue reading
The Progressive Parent Creed
I was raised Christian and grew up reciting The Apostles Creed in church. Now that I’m a little older and more self-aware, I’ve decided to make a belief statement of my own: not to offend, counteract or replace the original- just for my own clarity- and maybe for some others’, too. It can be scary to … Continue reading
birth / community / compassion / connectivity / Mother's day / parenting / women
AP Moms Don’t Think We’re Better Than You: We Just Want Our Kids To Be
Yes, yes I am. And so are you. There is a lie going around the internet. It’s perpetuated and exacerbated by social media sites, newspapers, magazines and most scarily, mothers themselves. This damaging and divisive lie is everywhere these days, and is growing like a cancer in our society. The lie is that mothers can be … Continue reading
