Leah Pearlman 
Yesterday I read an article during and after which I felt scared. I imagine I’m not the only one who has had that experience recently, so I thought it might be helpful to share how I worked with the fear. The first thing I did was notice. “I am scared.” To me, that simple recognition … Read more
Unbind yourself from contradictions. If you are stuck, they may be why. Trace your rules back to their sourceWere they ever yours to begin with? Or were they modeled? Inherited? Overheard? Impressed upon you…or else. Did they come from an abstract authorityOr your own innermost knowing? Were they helpful for some other time?Or someone else’s context? Unbind … Read more
Regret Lies. It will tell you it lives in the past, unfixable.It will tell you relief is in the future, In do-overs, apologies, and making amends. But regret, like all things, is a flavor of now.It is as immediate as a heartbeat, As near as our own face.It is the burning of the heart’s wick and the melting … Read more
There’s only one thing I’ve ever foundTo fill the hole inside. Money won’t do the jobAnd a job is not enough.Looking good just covers upThe deeper painful stuff Approval from outside won’t do,Pride only last so longSoon the hole is back againAs deep and just as strong Accomplishments won’t fill itNor any trophies wonGenerosity is … Read more
A few days ago, I woke up at 3 am and couldn’t fall back to sleep. I had unintentionally boarded the train of thought, which meandered its way to an old uncomfortable memory of getting dumped. Not recently. Vince and I are doing great which made it all the more annoying that I found myself revisiting a … Read more
I’ve been meditating for over a decade and therefore it astounds me that the majority of the time I sit or lie down to meditate, this question arises: “Um, what am I doing again?” And then this one, “And why?” Sometimes I can find the answers in the meditation itself. Sometimes I just let a … Read more
Many of you read how Vince and I got together nearly two years ago. What I didn’t include in that version, was how I got myself ready to meet my guy.For years…decades even, I believed with my whole heart I wanted to fall in love. You can imagine how frustrated I felt as I turned 30, 31…35, 36… … Read more
I’m so excited to share this video I made recently with the help of my new art-accomplice: Janu. If you skip the story and jump right to the video, I should warn you now: There’s lots of swear*!#g! The story of this video starts about a month back when I grew tired of hearing myself … Read more
There’s only one thing I’ve ever foundTo fill the hole inside. Money won’t do the jobAnd a job is not enough.Looking good just covers upThe deeper painful stuff Approval from outside won’t do,Pride only last so longSoon the hole is back againAs deep and just as strong Accomplishments won’t fill itNor any trophies wonGenerosity is … Read more
On a recent road trip, Vince and I pulled up alongside several handwritten signs staked near intersection. As the passenger, I leaned toward the window and could easily make out the messages. They all boiled down to : Trump is an idiot Trump is crazy Don’t trust Trump And about 12 others. “What do they say?” Vince asked, his eyes focused on the … Read more