Once Upon a Time I Met a Boy By Z Zoccolante Once upon a time I met a boy. I slid a note under his door inviting him to go watch the stars. He thought it was an innuendo. He ignored me. I could tell he wasn’t happy and my life had fallen partially apart so I thought maybe we could laugh together and find some happiness in the space between. He didn’t trust me. I told him I wanted to be only friends and I wouldn’t mess with him...
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What Surrender Looks Like By Z Zoccolante In life, surrender is required for our peace. What I’ve been acknowledging lately is that safety and security is an illusion. We hold onto things because they provide us something we desire, but the truth is that at any moment in time anything could be taken away from us. The end of my marriage has taught me that anything can happen at any point in time. Against our will....
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How to Take Things Personal By Z Zoccolante Today I go to Trader Joe’s with the sole mission of picking up dog treats for my dog Vega. $48 dollars later I’m unpacking my groceries in the kitchen as Vega’s little face looks up at me and I realize I’ve got nothing for her. Are you kidding me self? “I’m sorry,” I tell her, “I’m an asshole and the one thing I wanted to get for you I forgot. And I got all this other stuff...
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Master the Chaos By Z Zoccolante “The best thing you could do is master the chaos in you. You are not thrown into the fire. You are the fire.” – Mama Indigo There was a time when I felt like chaos, when I felt like the hurricane swooping unpredictably into the black hole of myself. There was a time when a gust of wind from me would throw those in my orbit off kilter. I remember the people who tried to love me...
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Slack Community for Mental Health: Blending Health and Technology Guest Post by Zach Schleien Co-founder of 18percent.org Note from Z: Most of us know someone with a mental illness. Some of us may live with one. Today, I’m excited to share a guest post by someone who’s taking action to help support those with mental illness who may feel alone. He’s created a free community. Check it out below :). Access to...
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More Fun By Z Zoccolante For the last couple sessions I’ve seen my Network practitioner, he keeps telling me, Have more fun. Have fun. Fun fun fun. And I noticed it felt good to hear that, as though someone was giving me permission to take a breath when I was lacking oxygen. Lately, I’ve been doing a lot. America would be proud of me because our society tends to pride ourselves on things we do, what we achieve,...
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