Happy Sunday, y’all. Got this one in my inbox this morning. Thank you, dear Anonymous, for sharing your story. I remember when this happened to me. Four terrible months of crying daily. And then, in the span of a few minutes, the change. The realization that life could go on. That love is our only … Continue reading
The other night, my husband and I went on a date and saw The Gift with Jason Bateman. I was really excited to see it even though I really hate scary movies/thrillers. Something about the trailer totally hooked me and I really wanted to know who the true bad guy was in the movie. (Don’t worry, I … Continue reading
Have you ever noticed that when it comes to letting something go, we get all agitated and resistant? It’s like when people talk about having a gratitude practice or meditating — science has shown over and over that these practices absolutely increase happiness, and yet we’re totally resistant to them and get borderline annoyed by … Continue reading
I think every girl my age dreamed of having a group of friends like the Sex and the City girls. They’re unspeakably close, they make each other laugh, and they nurture one another through heartbreak and tragedy. While the circumstances around them change, they always make time for each other. Throughout a decade in their lives, … Continue reading
“It should be called ‘Small Life, Sad Life’,” I said to my husband over lunch. “All I do is write about grief. Breakups and death and feeling suicidal.” “No,” he said. “Dealing with that stuff is part of having a small life. And you write about getting to the other side of grief.” “Hmm,” I … Continue reading
I was so honored to spend the last two months working on an amazing event in collaboration with lululemon athletica. The cause is #unpluggedambush, a multi-tiered movement to bring meditation to those who need it in a fresh, inspiring, happiness-inducing way. On October 23rd, sixty of us gathered under the stars in Franklin Canyon Park (which is … Continue reading
Happy Friday! My husband got up for work this morning (he gets up like, super early everyday) and normally I barely budge, but I wasn’t able to go back to bed and so here I am! How have you been? Honestly, this has been a growth season for me, and by “growth” I mean d-i-f-f-i-c-u-l-t. … Continue reading
Happy Friday! Other bloggers are putting out some truly excellent content lately and I find myself thinking of you guys. It’s crazy that my How I Got My Ex Back post has recently soared to over 50 comments and gets new comments everyday. I still don’t totally understand how that works — I guess it’s … Continue reading
It was Christmas Eve, 2012. I’d been at work all day, watching happy customers come and go, arms amply filled from shoulder to wrist with bags full of gifts for their loved ones. It had drizzled the night before (this is Los Angeles, after all, so there’s no snow here), so the parking lot was … Continue reading
I’ve been collecting quotes over at my personal blog for a long, long time now (about three years)! We’re all quote-nerds in the age of the internet. I love the way we have access to so many of them now, and the other night, I was scrolling through every quote I’d collected and was able … Continue reading
small life, slow life 