"Although to be driven back upon oneself is an uneasy affair at best, rather like trying to cross a border with borrowed credentials, it seems to me now the one condition necessary to the beginnings of real self-respect. Most of our platitudes notwithstanding, self-deception remains the most ... Read More
On the Monday To-Do List: Building a Community of Love
"I have learned how to love myself by how I treat myself, how I talk to myself, and by building a community of love around me. They say self-esteem comes from esteemable acts. You cannot feel your way into a new feeling, but you can act your way into one. ACTION and BEHAVIOR. I have days that I'm at ... Read More
Your Body Must Be Heard
"Censor the body and you censor breath and speech at the same time. Write yourself. Your body must be heard." —Hélène Cixous, "The Laugh of Medusa" . . . ... Read More