We haven’t seen each other much lately since we live two hours apart and have both been working a ton, so I was super excited for a chance to explore Portland together for a couple of days before catching an early flight home on this guy's birthday! We ate delicious food (five stars for West … Continue reading 37.
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Get Your PLAY On!
FROM THE SISTER: People always talk about childhood being carefree. Remember when you were a kid and you didn’t have a care in the world? Um, no. Even kids with healthy homes have it tough. There are monsters in closets and bullies at school, red marks all over your homework, hand me down clothes two … Continue reading Get Your PLAY On!
Let’s Talk about Sex(ual Assault)
I know you don’t want to talk about it. It’s icky and awkward and uncomfortable and infuriating and maybe it hits too close to home. But that’s exactly why we need to talk about it. See, not talking is how it keeps going on and on and on. Generation after generation after generation. Traumatizing. Terrorizing. … Continue reading Let’s Talk about Sex(ual Assault)
What’s love got to do with it?
FROM THE BROTHER: I’m trying to figure out which direction to take on the topic of Love. What the hell do I know about it? The song from the band Foreigner keeps coming on in my mind, ‘I want to know what love is… I want you to show me.’ Then a clip from the … Continue reading What’s love got to do with it?
BS Book Review: Deep Survival
B: This is a great read for anyone interested in how people deal with survival situations. Laurence Gonzales digs deep with his thirty plus years of survival research and experience. His curiosity and knowledge on the subject of survival is intense and a huge eye opener. I found that what he talks about is not … Continue reading BS Book Review: Deep Survival
Ready, Set, …
GOOD MORNING! Welcome to 2017. Feeling inspired? Wired? Tired? Whatever it is… we have your officially unofficial new year, new day PEP TALK. There is really only one word you need to know. And the word is: GO! Don’t worry if your outfit isn’t perfect or you have holes in your shoes and she can … Continue reading Ready, Set, …
Happy Holidays from the BS Blog!
We wish you a day of peace, ease, and JOY! We are so grateful to have started sharing our story with all of you and have been humbled by the generous response we've received even in this short time. We are excited for all the magic 2017 will bring! Today, like any day, can be … Continue reading Happy Holidays from the BS Blog!
Reaching out, Reaching up. BS Conversations.
For this post, we decided to use an email exchange of ours from earlier this week while the sister is on a volunteer trip abroad. What's happening? How's your day so far? I can't believe how jetlagged I am on this trip - I woke up at 1am last night and was up until 5. My … Continue reading Reaching out, Reaching up. BS Conversations.
Forgiving with a capital G.
THE SISTER “No one has ever become poor by giving.” – Anne Frank. This quote was printed out and placed in my chair at a retreat the other day. It resonated so deeply. The act of giving, for me, is the ultimate act of being alive. Giving resources. Giving time. Giving heart. Giving space. Giving … Continue reading Forgiving with a capital G.
Attitudes of Gratitudes
From The Sister: Recently, Tony called after a tough weekend. He had been isolating himself, feeling frustrated and stuck in his old mental chaos. He had a hard time getting out of it, refusing to engage in things that might help and resigning himself to the struggle. It's hard for me to see him like … Continue reading Attitudes of Gratitudes
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