Through the haze of tears, open up your eyes. Focus on the beautiful reality that stands before you. Don’t let the saline drops of temporary misfortune bitter the eternal sweetness of life. Photo by Luis Galvez on Unsplash
You are coming out of a difficult time like a phoenix rising from the flames. Life has handed you lessons that you never wanted to learn, but that you mastered despite your fears. You are no longer the you that you just left behind. There is something new and exciting …
Blogging is all about putting personal thoughts out for public consumption. However, more often than not I am writing to and for myself. These are conversations I want to have and need to have, with myself. They are reminders of the challenges I have faced and markers of my personal …
Walking in my neighborhood this morning I saw some graffiti that stopped me in my tracks. The depth and truth of the simple statement struck me deeply. What are we refusing to see in our own lives? What are we refusing to see in the world? What are we too …
As we slide out of summer activities and into fall, now is the perfect time to check in with ourselves. Are you ok? At home? With work? With friends? With family? With your intimate partner(s)? If not, it’s okay to prioritize your own health, happiness, and needs.
Feel the expansion in your heart when you know that all you have to give is your presence. Nothing else should ever be demanded of you. When it is, you know it’s time to say No. Seriously, Just say No! Everyone is here to heal themselves. You included. Saying No …
I have no idea what I’m doing in life. OK, maybe I have a grand sense of where I am and what I have and what I can achieve in a linear, professional and financial sense. Yeah, so there’s that. But that is not what my soul desires. I want …
I recently found myself lamenting all that I “do not have” in life. I was doing a really good job of feeling sorry for myself. I was running down an internal list of all the things I observe that others “have” that I don’t. In the moment, I recognized exactly …
