There are many roads to choose in life. Some of them are much more joyful than others. I was an attorney for over 30 years. Not the most joyful road to take. And, my body knew it. It told me in all sorts of ways, on many days, for many years. I had five surgeries in 20 years. But I, like many others in our culture, was taught to ignore my body’s natural, innate abilities and signals. My brain was in charge. To be clear, I don’t discount the value of my brain. But, I no

Touch is so important It is a basic human need But unwanted touch pervades our society Not necessarily a full on assault, but even thinking you were supposed to want to, when you just didn’t know how to say no, or didn’t think you should, or believed that 'he or she won’t like me if I say no', or everyone else is doing it, so I should too, or they just never really asked - they just touched you So you did it anyway Or you let them and didn’t say anything Even though part of y