Life's Negotiations

Forgive the rant, but it needs to be said.

It's time to be who you are unapologetically.

My recent rants have been on accepting a compliment and Saying Yes. It seemed about time for a new one. 

What an amazing year it's been.

Thanks to changing the story of my life, my Hug Tour, and in large part to the smart, driven, and sometimes silly (I wouldn't have it any other way) individual clients and businesses I've worked with this year.

Looking for inspiration to take a leap in 2012?

On July 30^th  of this year, I got married. It is, I admit, rolling off my tongue these days with so much frequency that it has begun to make everyone want to slap me. Just a little. No one actually has hauled off and done it yet. I am, as they say, a newlywed. I'm in my, I think they call it, honeymoon period. I get a buy. I get to talk about me.

Married life like-you-mean-it (LYMI) by author Joselin Linder. She previously blogged about her engagement with Gagging to the altar in February.

(Everyone asks - So how's married life? And I get to answer for a while with a lot of sentences that start with the word "we" or "I." And the best part is that when I stop for a breath, realize I've been talking for 15 minutes without changing the subject or breathing and politely rebound with, "And you? How are you?" They go, "Oh, fine...fine...so Tulum? How long was the Honeymoon?" And so back to me.)

Q&A on humanity, vulnerability, and hugging TSA personnel with Hug Tour Ambassador, Kimberly Daulton. 

What does a hug mean to you?

A hug means so many things to me. It is a special greeting. It is a source of comfort. It is a generous gift meant to be shared.

For much of my life, I've tried to live up to what I think other people want from me. I've tried to please them, make them love me more, like me more, want me more, and need me more.

And I mean everyone -- my biological father, teachers, friends, boyfriends, crushes, my dad, my boss ... the list goes on.

By Jenna Sauber, Lagniappe.