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From Wisdom: 365 Thoughts from Indian Masters

This feels appropriate today.

#TBT: Sri Lanka

In 2013, I went to Sri Lanka for what was supposed to be two weeks and ended up staying for two months. Of all the countries I’ve visited, Sri Lanka is probably one of my favorites; the food, the people, the Indian Ocean. I wake up every day and ask myself, “why aren’t I in Sri Lanka?” And the truth is—I don’t have a great answer lately.

I'm So Humble

Cousin Maggie and I discuss social media and it takes a turn for the hilarious. The entire conversation launches Monday available to Patrons $5 and up. 

How to Handle the Holidays Alone

For most of my upbringing, I hated the holidays. They were chaotic and stressful, one of my primary care providers was always having a meltdown and as a child of divorce, it meant usually I was on a plane Christmas Day to go see the other half of the family. 

As an adult, I came to hate the holidays for different reasons. I hated them because the holidays are like technology or social media—they’re impossible to ignore and ultimately, I don’t think they’re good for you. It seems l...

Thank You, Patrons

Some of you are family, some lifelong friends; some of you are strangers who stumbled upon me on Twitter. However you came to support my endeavors and journey, even if it was only for a limited time, I wanted to take a moment as we approach this holiday devoted to giving thanks to express my profound gratitude for your backing.

As I’ve said many times before here—I have worked hard for every dollar I’ve ever made and it humbles me that you would choose to share your resources with me. In...

My Grandpa's Armistice Day Speech

Armistice Day -- Newport City Hall

November 11, 1963

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Today is a day of the dead; and a day of the living.

It is a day somber with mourning; and a day bright with expectant hopes.

It is a day for looking sadly back into past sorrows; and a day for peering courageously ahead to future challenges.

It is a day consecrated to the memory of those brave men who perished in war that this country might survive; and it is a day which honors those men, equally brave, who,...

Wife Material

I’m a meat and potatoes kinda gal.

Sam and His Nail Polish

Bridget explains the internet to Maggie - Dramatic reading and rant of Sam's nail polish thread - gender norms and preparing our children for the world. 

Daily C.H.U.B

Today’s Church of the Unmade Bed comes from the restaurant I was at last night. Inspiration is everywhere.

My Terrifying First Time On National TV

“The only religion that ought to be taught is the religion of fearlessness.” –Swami Vivekananda

My phone is still on airplane mode because I can’t bear to watch myself on TV and before I turn it back on and read a single comment, or hear from my family or friends or read that I’m a Nazi shilling for the Trump administration or a white supremacist or God knows what else they’re going to say, I want to write about the experience leading up to and going on Ben Shapiro’s sho...

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Fall in Love with the Mystery

“Worship does not mean offering flowers.
It means offering your heart
To the vast mystery
Of the universe.

It means letting your heart pulse
With the life of the universe,
Without thought and without reservation.

It means being so in love
That you are
Willing to dissolve
And be recreated in every moment.”

~from The Radiance Sutras
Insight Verses 147-148

There's No "There" There

"A lot of people enjoy being dead. But they are not dead, really. They’re just backing away from life. Reach out. Take a chance. Get hurt even. But play as well as you can.” ~Maude from Harold & Maude

This week I put the call out to men asking them if they’d ever friend-zoned themselves before and was met with a deluge of responses. Story after story of betrayal and lack of self-worth, low self-esteem and trust issues from past experiences that was informing...

Late Night Reading

From “The Radiance Sutras.” — I hope you enjoy as much as I do.

Daily C.H.U.B.

Offerings: Buddhist Wisdom for Every Day by Danielle and Olivier Follmi

This is a test.

Red Toenails Tuesday

Sweat more--bitch less and hang out in C.H.U.B.

Daily C.H.U.B. (Church of the Unmade Bed)

Offerings: Buddhist Wisdom for Every Day by Danielle and Olivier Follmi

Now, more than ever, I try to heed these words. People will call me a "dirty centrist" for it and I'll get dragged for "not taking a side" or "not standing for a belief." 

For anyone wondering where I stand politically, this is where I stand: in the center of myself, trying to maintain an internal balance. It's not only important for my spiritual condition, but also for my sobriety. I don't have the lux...

This Is the Most Glorious Message

As much as I love Twitter, (truly, I think it's great), at times I need a break and because I'm an addict--the only kind of break that really works for me is to completely deactivate my account and disappear for a while. (It's also the only way to shut down the never-ending stream of direct messages.) 

The last time I deactivated my Twitter account was April 4th, 2018, so I'm about due and upon re...

#TBT: When I Was A Pioneer Baby

If You're Sober & Struggling Today - I Get It.

I woke up agitated, which isn’t that unusual. I’m a “sober alcoholic” which basically means I need to do like 5 things every morning before I can appear normal and even then I rarely feel normal. 

But I’ve had family in town for two weeks, which means I’ve been out of my routine of meetings and gym and writing. This is my holy trinity. If I don’t do those three things pretty much every day, I feel off. And if days and days go by without doing them—well—it’s no...

Citizen's Arrest: The Morality Police

Remember back in the summer of 2015 when Ashley Madison, the controversial website that facilitates affairs, was hacked and the names and personal information of millions of subscribers were released online? Ah yes…the good ol’ days.

In the hours and days following the security breach and subsequent doxing, the Internet was abuzz with tweets, Facebook posts and memes like “anyone who is a member of Ashley Madison DESERVES to have their security breached and information r...

Thank You, Twitter. I Owe You My Life.

I’m not one to get overly sentimental, I’m on Twitter after all and overt displays of sentimentality are generally frowned upon, mocked and dragged, but I recently hit 30,000 followers and I find myself nostalgic for my early days (and years) on Twitter when I was a waitress trying to make it in the big city as a writer and not just a writer trying to make it in the big city as a writer.

Like so many people at first I didn’t “get it.” I’ll never forget my first experiment with Twit...

Phetasy Weekly Roundup

It’s a sad Friday in the news cycle. Another school shooting. A plane crash. And the usual shit storm that is the current administration. Oh and Ebola is making a run for it, to name just a few things. It can feel overwhelming so I’m going to focus on the good.

One of the highlights of my week was going to listen to Jonah Goldberg give a talk about his new book, Suicide of the West, and despite the grim title, Jonah’s is a message of hope and a call to find some gratitude f...

Bubbles Were Made to Be Burst

I wrote about wearing a Tucker Carlson t-shirt in L.A. for the Federalist and like clockwork I'm getting angry emails and tweets about how I'm "defending state media" and the only reason I think the shirt is funny is because I'm white. Before you get all carried away let me make something very clear: I'm definitely making fun of white people. 

There was also, apparently...

The Osho Ashram Story in Full

So this is what I spent all last week finishing. Enjoy!

Why I Deactivated Twitter

The short answer: I'm addicted to it and I need to rewire my brain. I've written about being hooked on "the Bird" before and in fact, even wrote the 12-steps of Twitterholics Anonymous. I'm using it as an escape, a distraction and a procrastination tool and at the moment, I have too much work to do; as much as I love Twitter for connecting to people and honestly, I manag...

My Loves

Sorry I’ve been kinda awol. I currently have two friends dying. Jack is old and my other friend has catastrophic pancreatic cancer. She’s 52. I sometimes get overwhelmed by the world and its insanity and then I remember the most we can do is usually right in front of us.

It’s a gorgeous California day, so I went rollerblading to try and shake the depression that is lapping the shores of my subconscious, like an incoming fog. Life is sad and hard but there’s beauty everywhere and...

Reports from Life Off Twitter: Day 6

I was considering going off Twitter for Lent, I’ve done it before and it felt amazing, but the good people of Twitter talked me out of it. That was until last Wednesday after I got out of a noon Ash Wednesday Mass. 

Easter really brings out the Catholic school girl in me—it was also my grandmother’s favorite holiday and so last Wednesday, I decided to go get ashes and connect to her. During the intercessions, the Priest said something about the victims of shootings and violence and ...

Random & On Brand

I have no idea what this is or what year it’s from but it looks like a conversation with myself.