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There is a magical point, when, even though change is scary, the pain of inauthentic living becomes so great we are willing to get out of our comfort zones and make change. It’s okay to let the pain and discomfort grow till you reach that point. It’s part of the process. It’s okay to be [...]
It’s my birthday today. I’m off for a day of hiking, good food, good art, and time with my dear ones. Every year, I try to ask myself: what do I really want? And then I do my best to give myself the gift of making that thing happen. It’s been such a process- and [...]
About a year ago, I went to a blogging workshop taught by my friend Britt Bravo. The room was filled with wonderful women – artsy women with beautiful blogs, women writing for social change, women considering starting a blog…but just not sure. Sitting in a cirlce, we introduced ourselves. Five or six people in, I [...]
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about this big idea: The task of our time is just not to help women participate in positions of power. The task is to empower women to transform the communities and institutions of which they are a part. The task is not just to help women participate in the [...]
Recently, I was being interviewed, and the interviewer asked me this: Why do women have such a difficult time with criticism?” There’s a hint of a blaming tone in the question, so first things first, let’s set that aside. But then, can we look with curiosity at why criticism – or the fear of criticism [...]
On sunday mornings, I go to a dance class, or, better put, a sort of dance gathering. Great music, about 150 people moving around getting drenched with sweat and feeling really good – all before 10am. One of the most remarkable things about this particular gathering is that there are a lot of older women [...]
Today I’m over at Maria Shriver’s site, telling the story of one of my big aha moments. A big aha about teaching, about my silly ego, and about what actually helps other hearts. Check it out HERE. Love, Tara Image Credit: Two Poodles Press on Etsy
I rececently read about a remarkable study and knew I had to share it with you. The topic? Video games and agression. The real topic underneath that? What in the world we should do with our anger. In the study, published in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, a group of people were told to [...]
Hey there, I’ve been doing lots of interviews and guest posting around the web these past couple weeks, in conjunction with the new session of Playing Big being open for registration. I thought you might enjoy some of these posts. 1. A “10 Questions” interview over at The Financial Times (yes, that financial pink paper, [...]
Yesterday I was on TV. I know, old school, huh? You can click on the image below to watch the clip. Pardon the ad. I feel grateful that the lovely Emily Kate Warren gave me hair & makeup stylin’ that I felt like “me” in, and I’m also grateful that the interview went well. Since [...]
