It's mine so hush...

Creamy Roasted Butternut Squash Soup 1 butternut squash, about 2 pounds 1 large yellow onion 1 head of garlic 2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 to 2 teaspoons of dried thyme 3 to 4 cups vegetable or chicken broth Season to taste Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or aluminum foil. Wash the vegetables. Cut the squash in half vertically. Scrape the seeds out and discard. Cut each half into about 4 chunks for a total of 8 pieces. Cut the unpeeled onion in half vertically. Cut 1/2 inch off the top of the garlic head, exposing the cloves. Arrange the garlic, squash, and onion, cut side up, on the baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with thyme. Cover dish tightly with foil and bake until the squash is tender when pierced with a knife, about 45 minutes to 1 hour. After vegetables have cooled enough to handle, scrape squash off of the skin and into a food processor or blender. Discard the skin. Peel the skin off of the onion and trim the root...

While sitting with a colleague, consulting about a client, they intimated that the client probably felt safe because she was sitting with another colleague now, "who was the least intimidating thing there is." They then asked me if I wanted to return to the room and talk to the client or if they should. They again implied that since they were "a small person with a little green suit and wouldn't be seen as imposing," that perhaps they should return to the room instead. As these statements were made within moments of each other, it took everything in me to stay present in the conversation. I did a quick 2 second, "are you overreacting" evaluation in my head and quickly decided I wasn't. Regardless of the intent, the impact of both of these statements felt like an attack on my size and on my ability to sit present in a room and not be experienced as imposing or intimidating. I feel like I've gotten this message a lot throughout my life and t...