by Kori Gouge | Nov 15, 2019 | Stories (Blog)
I opened the freezer door in the teacher’s lounge, looked around to make sure no one could see me and then cut a piece of the ice cream cake. I ate it surreptitiously, barely even tasting it. I wanted it but didn’t want anyone to know I did so I...
by Kori Gouge | Nov 13, 2019 | Stories (Blog)
The sun seemed to permeate my body, warming my solar plexus and the warmth spiraling out to every limb and hair follicle, eyelash, and fingernail. I let out a huge sigh of relief. Feeling this warmth after days of below-freezing temperatures and gray and snowy days...
by Kori Gouge | Nov 12, 2019 | Stories (Blog)
What you are doing is not what matters. What matters is who you are being as you are doing all the things you are doing. You can be hustling in your career, working hard at the gym, doing all you do to improve your romantic relationship, but if you are doing all...
by Kori Gouge | Nov 12, 2019 | Stories (Blog)
Follow your heart and let go of the ‘right’ way. The only ‘right’ way is the way that lifts you up, gives you energy, and brings you joy. And this way often won’t be socially acceptable and may look crazy to many people. Lean into you. Trust your heart...
by Kori Gouge | Nov 12, 2019 | Stories (Blog)
The problem is that you feel like you’re almost always at odds with you. You don’t feel comfortable in your own skin. You come across as confident but you don’t feel it as true for you. You want to crawl outside of yourself. You feel like a...