March 13, 2014
by suzanne
Comments Off on Feeling Mute
I feel like there is so much to say but feel mute. Like ideas are percolating. I feel shame for having started a journal post last week but not finishing or posting it… maybe that is the bump in the … Continue reading
February 27, 2014
by suzanne
Comments Off on Houston, we have a problem…
The two times in recent memory that I have asked for help were during major life events — the purchase of my co-op apartment in 2006 and our wedding in 2011. Both circumstances were bigger than me, than us. Asking for … Continue reading
February 20, 2014
by suzanne
Comments Off on Shed to be Reborn
In September after many months of internal battle, I stepped into the concept that I was indeed a mentor. And I am pretty sure that I was born this way. This after many years, decades even, of being a mentee … Continue reading
February 13, 2014
by suzanne
Comments Off on Safe to be Seen
I am safe. I am safe to be seen. These are the phrases that I am repeating in my head as I write today. For the past eight days, I have been butting up against “It is not safe to … Continue reading
February 6, 2014
by suzanne
Comments Off on Why not you? Manifesto
For months I have been stringing together a theory based on how to operate in the world. The threads are from people and happenings coming out of my adopted hometown of Seattle, the place I’ve called home for thirteen years … Continue reading