As babies, none of us were afraid to demand attention, make noise, cry out for love, be in our bodies, laugh, sing, play, dance, experiment. We ruled every room, and it felt perfectly natural, because we never once even thought to question our right to be completely amazing, to take up space, to be purely ourselves. And then, we grow up and screw up. We get self-consciousness. We allow insecurities to sneak in. We start to harbor shame for who we are (or who we want to be). And before long, that twinkle in our eyes starts to fade. Our God-given glitter—gasp!—comes unglued. And we start making
...more
