Matters of the Heart: Making Decisions from a Place of Love {Part One}
By Indira Grace In Western culture, people are often made fun of for using their heart to solve a problem. We have given so much power to the brain, to thinking ourselves out of a problem, to a force and fear-based system for responding to life that many do not...
Gratitude for Laughter and Honey Buns
Dear Reader, I started this article a couple of times and realized that even I was getting sick of my need for deep and esoteric thoughts this week. Ideas were bouncing around in the “I am grateful for the shadow stuff and you can be too” realm. It is true....
I am Changing My Story and So Can You (Because there is no handbook on being human)
By Indira Grace I have decided to change my story. This isn’t new for me. I am the Queen of Reinvention; my niece even says so, so it must be true! My change, however, is less about reinvention and more about authenticity. For years, I have been The...
I Deserve to be Happy…or Do I?
By Indira Grace “I deserve to be happy.” That phrase absolutely sends me into physical shudders. As a logophile, there are certain words that contain hints of---or are dripping with---emotion for me; “deserve” is one of those words. Yes, this probably sounds...
Finding Freedom: How Death Row Broke and Opened My Heart by Jarvis Jay Masters {Book Review}
By Indira Grace I worked in a mixed custody prison in the state of Kansas for a total of three years. In that time, I held multiple positions, all of them working specifically with inmates. There is a plethora of misinformation and misconceptions about...
Shown How to Love Them: An Unexpected Lesson in Metta
By Indira Grace It was a cold, rainy morning in Kansas City. I was driving toward the plaza, toward Unity Temple, to work in the Angel Loft, where the babies are taken when their parents want to attend services. It was my chance to...