Nature

“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” ~Lao Tzu With two rambunctious kids, a stressful job, and a house to maintain, life was hectic. For many years, my children begged for a dog, and I would always say, “When you are older and life slows down a bit.” Time was ticking by, but life […]

“Rest is not necessarily a cessation of all activity but a means of going inward, going deeper. Rest is what allows us to go beneath the surface, if we make the time for it. Rest gives us the gift of perspective, and rest invites us into new ways of being and showing up in the world.”

“Grief is the price we pay for love.” ~Queen Elizabeth II Losing a loved one is never easy, and when that loved one is a parent, the pain can feel insurmountable. Last August, I faced one of the most challenging moments of my life: My father, my rock and my confidant, passed away after a

“Dear self: Don’t get so worked up over things you can’t change or people you can’t change. It’s not worth the anger buildup or the heartache. Control only what you can. Let go. Love me.” ~Unknown When I was furloughed from work back in the early months of 2020, I suddenly found myself with more

“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” ~Maya Angelou I have always been a “fixer.” I liked to fix people’s problems. Someone feeling down and out? Let me fix it by trying to take away their pain. Someone on the wrong

“Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray.” ~Rumi My tear-stained face stared back at me in the mirror. Every Sunday evening was the same. I was overcome with the dread of having to get up the next morning and go to a

“One of the greatest awakenings comes when you realize that not everybody changes. Some people never change. And that’s their journey. It’s not yours to try to fix for them.” ~Unknown In the journey of life, we often encounter pivotal moments that force us to confront harsh truths about ourselves and the world around us.

“Embrace the glorious mess that you are.” ~Elizabeth Gilbert Let’s begin with a simple fact: life is inherently messy. Despite our best efforts to organize, control, and perfect, life has a way of surprising us and tossing our neatly folded plans into disarray. I used to think that if I worked hard enough, if I

“To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.” ~Oscar Wilde “Choose me!” I heard the voice clearly as I sat across from my therapist one day in her office. It was my fourth visit, and we were working through this feeling I had, like I was crying on the inside but nothing was

“Turn off your email; turn off your phone; disconnect from the Internet; figure out a way to set limits so you can concentrate when you need to and disengage when you need to. Technology is a good servant but a bad master.” ~Gretchen Rubin We live in truly extraordinary times. Where once letters and telegrams