Distance

Distance

This blog post was really hard for me to write. but here goes nothing, or everything rather. I still struggle with competition and envy between women, but for me it often shows up less like jealousy and more like disconnection.  When a woman feels “put together”, I...
What Envy Taught Me

What Envy Taught Me

I have envied all my life. Wanting all the things other people had that I believed would somehow make me more worthy, more lovable, more enough. Thinner.Braver.Stronger.Powerful.Articulate.Athletic.Patient.Better at sports, golf, business, conversation, life. I spent...
Envy Yin and Yang

Envy Yin and Yang

I will be taking a slightly different viewpoint on the topic of envy, which is to say, a taoistic one. Taped to my fridge is a chart of yin and yang characteristics. It lists their various balances and imbalances and is a diagnostic tool for understanding how to...