TGIF

Earlier today I watched a video by Lisa Nichols, author and motivational speaker, about not letting anyone 'dim your light.' It was brilliant. Empowering and exciting. Then, this afternoon, by chance, I found this TEDx talk by Connie Schultz, who has a very interesting story to tell, if you have the time. It was worth the time for me. I have been pondering of late what my life in the next 20 or 30 years might look like. Sparked, perhaps, by Jane Condon's quote on Facebook from a poem by Mary Oliver:

My response on Facebook was more than lazy, and I still feel that way. I'm not feeling terribly motivated or inspired these days. Not about my life, or the life of, yes, I'm going to say it, our country. I am sitting in the deep bowl of the doldrums. So these videos today have lit a tiny flame inside of me. Not that the essential question has been answered, but still, a tiny flame. I'll leave you with Connie and another video by a trans woman, Paula, that just may inspire you as well. Thank you, sisters, for the little push. I need it.