by Tara Joyce | Jul 7, 2016
Being hard on ourselves and others, we often assert that we either have confidence—or we don’t. Yet gaining confidence is a gradual process. It is only with practice that we learn to handle our affairs with proficiency and ease. Through practice, we learn to...
by Tara Joyce | Mar 17, 2016
It needs to be good. No. It needs to be great. If it isn’t, it’s not worth anything. My sentiment is, of course, not true. Despite how I may feel, the worth of it, of anything, lies not in its goodness (or lack thereof) but in what is being expressed and...
by Tara Joyce | May 22, 2015
Is there a way to know how to do something without first doing it? Can I know how to play the piano without first playing it? Can I possibly, truly know how to do anything without having done it first? I need practice. I need to learn how to do the thing I desire. I...
by Tara Joyce | Nov 11, 2014
If the pain is going to be there either way, why would I choose to feel it? If I feel it, I can actually heal it. If I don’t feel it, I can not know its true state, and I can not start to heal it. Whether I like it or not, feeling my pain fully is necessary for...
by Tara Joyce | Jun 18, 2014
Creative. Intuitive. Wise. Beautiful. And all the other qualities we (sometimes) believe only the special possess. The possession of these gifts, however, is not a special thing. For we each possess them, with varying degrees of visibility. The special thing, the...