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Excavating your life
It’s time to find out who you are and I hope I can help since I’m searching for that myself.
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This is your invitation to feel better than you have in a long time. I dare you.
This is your invitation to feel better than you have in a long time. I dare you.
The other day I was on a walk and suddenly something moved me to cut through a field of shin-high grass. I just took off. No overthinking…
laura black
Apr 10, 2018
The trap of If-Then thinking. It’s ruining your life.
The trap of If-Then thinking. It’s ruining your life.
I remember being about 6 years old and wanting a toy. I begged my mom to buy it for me. I told her, “If you buy it then I will be good for…
laura black
Nov 14, 2017
Everyone you meet is a mirror. How do you look?
Everyone you meet is a mirror. How do you look?
A week ago, a deer, a territorial buck, saw his reflection in the window at the yoga studio I go to. He “fought” with this “presence” until…
laura black
Nov 10, 2017
Are you struggling or in the flow of life? Maybe this story can change your perspective.
Are you struggling or in the flow of life? Maybe this story can change your perspective.
Something caught my eye on a walk today. A no-more-than-half-inch worm, perfectly camouflaged (yet somehow I saw it), was struggling, alone…
laura black
Oct 4, 2017
Caught in the web of our lives.
Caught in the web of our lives.
We’re all caught in a web of our own making. We live in it feeling somewhat safe. It’s a creation of stories and beliefs and experiences…
laura black
Sep 18, 2017
What are you hiding behind? Time to let it go.
What are you hiding behind? Time to let it go.
I think I’m safe. Hidden from others’ sideway glances, judgments and my own harshness against myself. But the skin I hide behind is just…
laura black
Sep 9, 2017
Being a control freak only gets you so far. Here’s how I know. (I took pottery.)
Being a control freak only gets you so far. Here’s how I know. (I took pottery.)
If you’ve ever wondered if you have control issues, learn how to throw pottery. (I don’t mean toss a coffee mug at someone, I mean take a…
laura black
Sep 7, 2017
Why what you believe is the problem.
Why what you believe is the problem.
A friend recently brought up this idea of Humanism. He was reading a book about it. (The idea that humans are basically good and in charge…
laura black
Sep 7, 2017
Why are we all so serious about life? Here’s 1 super simple way to find joy today.
Why are we all so serious about life? Here’s 1 super simple way to find joy today.
I apologize. I’ve been waaaaay too serious lately with all my articles and social media posts about how to find your purpose and meaning…
laura black
Aug 24, 2017
Are you this guy? A lesson in leaping from a girl.
Are you this guy? A lesson in leaping from a girl.
My friend, I’ll call him Mike, is in what I describe as the “spin cycle.” For many, many years he has not felt good—physically or mentally.
laura black
Aug 23, 2017
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