Joy Mazzola

Pain can turn coal into diamonds. Look for the gems in life’s experiences.

True Self-Indulgence

Joy Mazzola, June 9, 2010

The other day, Caroline, Owning Pink’s resident intuitive goddess, confirmed something that had been floating in my own head and heart for some time: that a period of unabashed self-indulgence is warranted for me in the very near future.

Owning Creativity: A Cleansing Poem

Joy Mazzola, January 31, 2010

Happy weekend Pinkies. Joy here with another amateur pile of verse inspired by cleanse week, and the first rays of the sun we've seen in weeks in the bay area...

Rainy Season

Sometimes it does
Take that long
Endless torrents - cleansing tears

Owning Where You Are: The Awkward, Clunky In-Between

Joy Mazzola, January 28, 2010

Owning Self-Doubt & Being Present With What Is

Joy Mazzola, December 10, 2009

Hey Pinkies, Joy here. Remember the other week, when I was all “Bring it on!” with regard to everything that was afoot in my life? Well, I invited it, it came, and now I have no idea what the hell to do with it all.