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How I’m Handling the Inner Critic

On January 16, 2019 By Dana PortwoodIn Healing, Learning1 Comment

It's been a highly imperfect week. Yesterday, I broke a two-week meditation streak, completely unintentionally. I just didn't do it. I've checked off fewer things and written on fewer mornings. I feel on the edge of mental and emotional overwhelm. Making room for the unexpected things I wrote about Monday? - HELLO!! I didn't really …

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How do we become ourselves?

On January 7, 2019January 7, 2019 By Dana PortwoodIn Healing, Living3 Comments

I've never been a very fast writer, which is why when life gets busy - which is often- I stop writing. I want everything I put out for public consumption to be lyrical and lovely and technically perfect. There's nothing wrong with wanting anything I create in the world to be a good product, except …

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Embody

On January 4, 2019 By Dana PortwoodIn Healing, Living1 Comment

In November, I wrote about how 2018 was a year without a name. The concept of a word or theme for the year is fairly widespread (go ahead, google it if you need more information.), and I have taken part in the concept for years. Maybe you think it's hokey or gimmicky, which is fine, …

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Beyond Belief

On January 1, 2019January 17, 2019 By Dana PortwoodIn Happiness Project Experience, Healing, Learning, Living

So here we are, at the dawn of a new year. I've thought quite a bit about this writing space during the waning days of 2018. I've considered its presence and its purpose, how I have used my voice and how I want to use it moving forward. I even considered how I felt about …

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When endings are Beginnings

On November 27, 2018 By Dana PortwoodIn Healing, Living1 Comment

We had a lovely Thanksgiving weekend. I didn't leave the house for four days, and I didn't have to cook after 2pm on Thursday. The weather was cool and slightly dreary which means hours of candles and strings twinkle lights. Over the course of the weekend, we binged the entire first season of The Amazing …

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My daily bread: thoughts on gratitude

On November 21, 2018November 21, 2018 By Dana PortwoodIn Healing, Living1 Comment

I haven't wanted to write over the last week. My family is in kind of a crazy season right now; it's been difficult to find the mental space necessary to write. Besides all that, the local government abandoned my library community for a bit - I'm generously calling this a grievous error due to lack …

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How to avoid a dumpster fire

On November 19, 2018 By Dana PortwoodIn Healing, Learning

This is an actual conversation that happened at my house last week (details blurred to protect my integrity) Craig: I saw (unnamed) at (event he attended).Me: REALLY?!?! Did you tell him he's a jackass and kick him where he wishes he had balls?Craig: Yes. I decided utter annihilation was the best way to handle the …

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How I changed the story

On November 14, 2018November 14, 2018 By Dana PortwoodIn Healing, Living1 Comment

I was listening to Brene Brown yesterday because I love her and want to grow up to be her. She was talking about the stories we tell ourselves, or as she likes to call them, 'shitty first drafts'. If you haven't read her book Rising Strong which focuses on how we overcome hard things, I …

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Waiting for the Advent

On November 12, 2018 By Dana PortwoodIn Healing, Living4 Comments

Last week I found references to women being silenced everywhere I went. I kept sending picture after picture to my husband - who never makes me feel unheard - and sending all caps texts about synchronicity and the Goddess and whatever other rant came out in the process. Both of us are moving away from …

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Prescription for a weary soul

On November 9, 2018November 9, 2018 By Dana PortwoodIn Healing, Loving1 Comment

We can climb mountains with self-love.  - Samira Wiley For someone who has never been terribly invested in politics, the 2016 election played an enormous role in many of my recent shifts. Perhaps it's because I want a better world for my children and their children then the one I see coming to pass, or …

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