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What risk does intimacy want from you?In her recent book Lean In, Sheryl Sanberg encourages women to face challenges, take risks, and pursue their goals with gusto. She focuses on career, where our culture says the reward is.
But leaning in in relationships can be just as daunting and juicy. we want intimacy and yet we avoid it. we long to be seen for who we really are, (in-to-me-see) but we stay busy and unavailable…even to ourselves. (more here) |
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Venus Reflected in the OceanI’m just back from a week teaching at a gorgeous retreat in Mexico, where perhaps you’ll join me in November.
After a week of living out of cell range and with the rhythms of Nature and exquisite healthy food, something woke up in me. I’ve come home asking myself a few probing questions… (more here) |
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Play: The Ultimate SeductionOpening to Intimacy –
That’s what Nicolai and I were calling these monthly events. Twelve of us had spent all Sunday afternoon playing. Laughing. Dancing. (more here) |
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Receiving Love from Unlikely MenI went dancing last weekend. With hundreds!
The Flurry is a huge dance festival with hot bands from all over the country. Big Band swing, Zydeco, Charleston, Contra, Blues, all sorts of ethnic sounds. Like the proverbial girl in the candy story, I couldn’t get enough. (more here) |
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So Why Limit Love?In the deep dark days of February, it’s a good thing that someone decided to plunk down a holiday celebrating love when I most need it. It’s been a very long winter already!
It seems this day is all about chocolate and pink hearts, romantic dinners and love for a special one. But for many of us, it just reminds us of what we don’t have. So I’m asking…why do we so severely limit love? To a day, or a month, or a person? (more here) |
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