Author Archives: The Running Therapist

  Before, I said loving myself will be the great love of my life. But what does that even me? This week, this is what it means to me: It means leaving a concert on Friday night because it’s 9:30 and you and your friend are tired. It means calling an old friend when you haveContinue reading “What does it mean to love yourself?”

Sometimes you are going to give your heart to someone and she won’t take it. You are going to be the good, kind person that you are and he won’t react. You are going to extend your hand only for the person to look at it and then walk away. You are going to showContinue reading “Shining”

Several years ago, a friendship of many, many years died. It had been on its way out for some time and I knew that it was no longer healthy for me, but I was still very sad to see it go. This person had meant so much to me – held me when I cried,Continue reading “What matters”

Before I move on to this post, I want to share the beautiful moment that just happened to me. I was walking home from the train while listening to the podcast Invisibilia. In the episode “Thoughts” there is a story about a bright young man that falls ill and becomes essentially a vegetable. His organsContinue reading “The people we let into our lives”

The gray winter light was streaming through my window, an invitation to embrace the day, but I pulled the covers over my head. I did not want morning to come. Morning meant a thrashing. For several months I’ve been aggressively saving for a big trip in May. I shop at the cheap grocery store, IContinue reading “Forgiveness”

When I was in pre-service training for Peace Corps (the first time), I made specific personal development goals for my two years in Niger, an emotional checklist. I wanted to run more than I ever had, read all the books I didn’t have time to in the U.S. and rebuild my spiritual life. I alsoContinue reading “Mistakes”

Be still. Stillness reveals the secrets of eternity – Lao Tzu There was a seat between all of us in the circle. Her. Seat. Her. Seat. Him. Seat. Me. The First Her was telling the Second Her that she should treat Chicago as if she was brand new and to rediscover it as if she hadContinue reading “Stillness”

There is a full moon this evening. To honor such a blessing, I did this moon salutations yoga, allowing myself to end this cycle and welcome the new. A full moon is the time to let go of the things that no longer serve us, whether it takes just one cycle or many. Through these poses,Continue reading “Let it go”

Hello, friends. I am back at the blog thing. You didn’t really think I would stay away, did you? You are cute. Truth is, I really enjoy this public journal and have found that I feel less me if I am not blogging. Plus, I couldn’t not write a New Year’s post. Those are myContinue reading “The first one”