Over these past couple of days I’ve been reading “Eat, Pray, Love” by Elizabeth Gilbert (which, by the way I originally thought might not be my kind of book, but in fact it’s amazing! Totally recommend it!) In this book, one of the characters talks about how each city has a word that describes it and each […]
Be your own hero
So many of us, women especially, are socialized to believe that someone else will complete us. Will fix us. Will correct everything that needs fixing in our lives. For women, so many of us are waiting for our knight in shining armor to sweep us off our feet and take care of our every need. I’d even […]
Rejection is protection
Rejection. A painful concept. Just hearing the word may make you cringe. But like many things, sometimes it helps to look at it from a different angle. I would recommend doing that with rejection. Sometimes, rejection is protection. Back in the day, probably about 15 years ago, I worked with a woman who was a single […]
Apply who you are
Recently I received an awesome email. It was from the Universe. (Yeah, seriously. You can subscribe to receive them here. And yes, of course I know they’re not really from the Universe. It’s a guy named Mike Dooley who writes them on behalf of the Universe, but man, is he good!) The email went like this… Andrea, […]
In the shade
Are you living your life in the shade? No, I don’t mean that you’re sitting under a tree. Are you shady? Are you sneaky, deceptive, or taking advantage of people in large or small ways? You don’t need to answer me, but you should at least give yourself an honest answer. If you are shady, […]
Burden vs privilege
Over the years, I’ve felt like I’ve shouldered a lot of burdens. This was especially the case when I became a single mom. The financial burden of raising two kids primarily on my own, which grew exponentially when my oldest went to college with only she and I footing the bill, she with loans and […]