#significanceproject

Sep 11, 20203 min read

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...

Aug 27, 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. ...

Jul 14, 20205 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 2, 20203 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! ...

Jun 15, 20204 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 2, 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...

May 15, 20205 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 12, 20203 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 6, 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...

Apr 19, 20205 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 10, 20203 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 1, 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...

Mar 25, 20204 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 24, 20203 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 10, 20209 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 6, 20203 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 4, 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...

Feb 27, 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 26, 20204 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 25, 20203 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...