I went to the dentist this morning and walked out with a root canal. As I'm writing this, my bottom lip feels fat, my left cheek is completely numb, and I can't feel my tongue. 

And also, I'm...

Happy World Religions Day!

Okay...total transparency here--I had never heard of World Religions Day until today when an email showed up in my inbox with the same subject line as this bjlog post.

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The body is a tough topic for me.

The truth is, I've hated my body for as long as I can remember. I've done a lot of work around releasing the hatred and leaning into self-love, but I'll be...

My religion taught me to follow the prophet because he knew the way.

So, I did.

They said I simply had to believe in the principles of the gospel and I would have peace.

So, I believed.

But peace...