by Stephanie Benedetto | Nov 22, 2023 | Personal Development
The Dance This is it. I’m in the dimly lit dance studio, an audience of a few dear friends and my dance instructor sitting on mats at my feet. Poised on my chair, wearing my Sea Dragon holographic shorts and top, crossed legs ending in blue-green ankle boots with...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Nov 14, 2023 | Community, Personal Development
I’m half way into an exploration of community with a group of amazing changemakers inside the Community Builders Circle, and over this past month, we’ve been exploring safety in community. I challenged all of us – myself included – to answer the question: “What would...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Nov 13, 2023 | Personal Development, Spirituality
When I was a little girl, I loved the Muppets. Kermit the Frog was my favorite. I can’t tell you exactly why, but to this day, every time someone mentions his name, I squeal with delight. This morning I listened to my favorite Kermit song, “Rainbow Connection.” It...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Oct 30, 2023 | Personal Development
Question: “How can I get out of my thinking? “The cliff note version is I know it is my thinking…..I get so self-judging and critical when I recognize this and can’t let it go. There is just such a deep self-loathing that shows up then a sense of...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Oct 16, 2023 | Personal Development
I’m continuing to spend time being with me this month. I can’t say that I really understand what it means to get to know the part of me that always is, but the feeling of it is awfully nice. “Being with me” is like taking a stroll with a beloved friend, and we know...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Sep 18, 2023 | Personal Development
Me More fading melody than creature to pin More momentary spark than decent granite More here than where of “oh! there she-they-it is” on a map Me Seeker Explorer Lover Human Animal Being Soft Changeable Strong (I am describing…what exactly?) Now she seeks. Now she...
