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Significance, body image, and me
When I wrote about body image as part of this project, it stuck with me. I felt like there was something big there, something that made...
Sep 11, 20203 min read
This moment is all there is
Some days I can't help but feel that I'm an embodied existential crisis nestled within a much bigger, international existential crisis. ...
Aug 27, 20203 min read
My body, my image
I was reluctant to write about body image for The Significance Project because I wasn't sure that it had anything to do with my...
Jul 14, 20205 min read
Thou shalt not procrastinate (much)
Ugh. It's been two weeks since my last post and my work on The Significance Project has all but ground to a halt. But it's not done! ...
Jul 2, 20203 min read
Questioning identity: Who am I, really?
"Beneath the lives we see are the lives that are really lived, complete and utterly unknown." - Judith Freeman, The Chinchilla Farm...
Jun 15, 20204 min read
Racism, privilege, and#blackouttuesday: Making a significant difference
I am a white, well-educated woman of means. For the last several days I've contemplated what to say about the heartache, pain, and...
Jun 2, 20204 min read
Shining a light on shame - Daring Greatly review (part 1)
I've been reading Brene Brown's book Daring Greatly. Brown became a bit of a rockstar in academic circles when her research about shame,...
May 15, 20205 min read
Depressed middle-aged women, this one's for you.
When people talk about the phenomenon of the mid-life crisis, what typically comes to mind is a late-forties white man cashing out his...
May 12, 20203 min read
Hiatus in pandemic
I've been distracted. The experience of navigating a global pandemic has definitely drawn me inward, and I've pressed pause on doing any...
May 6, 20203 min read
My new friend: Fear
My kids are sick. Normally, this wouldn't be cause for alarm. My daughter seems to be prone to catching anything that is floating...
Apr 19, 20205 min read
Review - The Book of Joy
This pandemic thing has been a tough slog. Even though I have the same amount of time (or more) as usual, I haven't felt like doing...
Apr 10, 20203 min read
Pandemic parenting: A micro-lesson in significance
One of the goals I have articulated for The Significance Project is to enhance my experience of significance as a member of my own...
Apr 1, 20203 min read
Grief: The never ending story
I've been torn apart put back together With a couple of pieces in wrong I'm holding up now But I won't be for long Head Over Heels Greg...
Mar 25, 20204 min read
The tale of COVID-19, social distancing, and a search for significance
My cat keeps chewing on the plastic litter bag and making himself gag. Something is wrong with my clothes dryer and it's taking twice as...
Mar 24, 20203 min read
Beautiful trauma
** Long post warning - this one is a doozy. I've been avoiding writing about trauma like the doomsday preppers have attempted to outrun...
Mar 10, 20209 min read
Time is not what I thought it was
It's a beautiful morning for a revelation about time. Bright sun shining, blue sky, brisk air after a frost. There's a little breeze...
Mar 6, 20203 min read
Am I enough?
When I first began The Significance Project, my Mom directed my attention to the yogic concept of Santosha, which is often referred to as...
Mar 4, 20203 min read
Behind closed doors
I had my first conversation with a critical friend! I will keep her identity private for now, so let's call her... Nicole. It's been a...
Feb 27, 20203 min read
Micro-dosing Tony Robbins
At the outset of The Significance Project I decided that I wouldn't limit myself to looking at just scholarly research and literature. ...
Feb 26, 20204 min read
Attachment or non-attachment, that is the question
When I hear the word "attachment" I immediately think of attachment parenting. When my kids were born, attachment parenting was bubbling...
Feb 25, 20203 min read
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