25 Ways to Be Beautiful Today
Growing up, I never thought I was beautiful (or talented, or smart, or useful, but those are other stories). My mother — she was beautiful. At least, according to my dad. Maybe it was because I read a lot of fairy tales filled with competing princesses and queens but I grew up believing there was only room in my house for one beautiful woman. And that crown was claimed. I wanted to be beautiful. No one called me beautiful. If they did, I didn’t believe it. I already knew it...
Read MoreMagical Mystical Goddess Voyage Day Twenty-four: Be Open, Curious, and Willing
Sometimes I think I know a lot. I blame my dad. Dad: Hey, do you know about widgets? Me: No, I don’t. I don’t actually care about widgets. Dad: Well, you should! (and launches a long diatribe about widgets) Two things going on here: 1. The S-Word — Should. In this case, “you should” is code for I want to connect with you but don’t know how. I know about widgets and in my head I think that we could connect over widgets if you knew about them too. You knowing...
Read MoreHow to be a woman
I have some serious girl crushes. This morning I sat in the butter-yellow leather chair downstairs with my feet in a tub of hot water and read Penelope Trunk. I have sort of a love-hate relationship with Penelope Trunk (something she said once pissed me off), but today it is all love because this morning, with my feet in hot water, I recognized myself in her writing. And, for the first time, seeing and knowing myself felt good. At the beginning of the month I felt stuck and frustrated in...
Read MoreHow to Get Through Changing Times
Sometimes things seem to just come at you. All at once. And then you’re buried by an avalanche of overwhelm, just hoping to carve out a tiny breathing space because you’ve forgotten what “normal” is like. Ever feel like that? If you do, you’re not alone. We live in a changing world. Some people say that the speed of change has increased. But if you are feeling uneasy or challenged by changes taking place within you and around you, there is help. Next time you feel...
Read More10 Ways to Un-stress in Under Ten Minutes
De-stress FAST. Quick: ten things you can do right now — in ten minutes or less — to feel more alive, more awake, and more space to feel You again. 1. Take a bath. While a twenty-minute bath is awesome, just ten minutes of scented hot-water bliss can turn a day from ARGH to AHH. Make it really hot. Essential oils? Yes, please. Detox? Add a cup of sea salt. 2. Give your hands a break. Many of us carry tension in our hands. Mine used feel like claws some days. Take a break and...
Read More Hi. I’m Talyaa.
Cancer Chick.
Soulmate.
Wild Goddess.
Soulmate.
Wild Goddess.
I have Stage 4 cancer. Doctors have little hope and little to offer, so I had to take my healing into my own hands. Luckily, my soulmate is a break-the-rules warrior, so we created a radical healing program. My life will never be the same.
This time I'm living life like I mean it. No more tango somedays — living like a wild goddess starts now. I'm already the Cancer Goddess.
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