Lately, more than ever — I’ve turned on the news and then turned it off in what might be called a teeny bit of despair. This is what I usually think: So much pain. So much callousness. So much hopelessness. I need to believe. I need to believe that the world is good. I need to believe that people care. I need to believe that the light is more powerful than the darkness. I need to believe that it is finally time for women to lead. For us to turn this car around and lead us to peace. I need to…
LOVE FLASH MOB!! Together Rising Goes Global!!
IT’S LOVE FLASH MOB DAY!!!! Since Together Rising began, we’ve raised over a million dollars to lift up our community. Today—we overflow beyond our borders. Today, we flood the world with our love. There has never been a Love Flash Mob closer to my heart than this one. We need more of you and more passion and more follow through than we’ve ever needed before. There are hurting/AMAZING women watching us this minute— hoping that you will care enough to help get them the care they deserve. I’ll be here sweating and praying and suffocating from hope and fear in my…
The Erasing
It’s 5:45 am and I promised myself I’d write to you for one hour and then hit publish no matter what—like I used to. I’ve been a little quiet lately because I’ve been trying to take very tender care of myself. But I miss, miss, miss you. I miss when I used to just sit down and write you letters instead of essays. So anyway—here’s just a little letter. So this is what happened. About a year ago I went off my medicine. I was just feeling so goodish and normalish and I decided it was time to try life…