Religious

“I’m a beautiful mess of contradiction, a chaotic display of imperfection.” ~Sai Marie Johnson I don’t identify as having an eating disorder. I don’t struggle with anorexia, bulimia, or binge eating.  Yet I exercise precise control of my weight, down to the pound. If I gain a mere two pounds, I can feel it. First […]

“‘Finding yourself’ is actually returning to yourself. An unlearning, an excavation, a remembering who you were before the world got its hands on you.” ~Emily McDowell Somewhere between becoming a parent, a wife, and a career woman, I began to lose myself. I wouldn’t say it happened all at once or as the result of

“Kindness is choosing love over hate, light over darkness, compassion over judgment.” ~Raktivist One of the things about being “good” (and for me that includes things like patience, kindness, and being agreeable) is that people assume things about me. They think I’m always patient, I always make the right decisions, and I’m an all-around great

“If we are ready to tear down the walls that confine us, break the cage that imprisons us, we will discover what our wings are for.” ~Michael Meegan It’s weird, isn’t it? One day you’re playing hide and seek with friends without a worry beyond the playdate you’re having or dinner options for that night.

“We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.” ~Sam Keen Like so many of us, my relationship with my mother throughout my life is best described as complicated. We’ve had our fair share of turbulent times in our journey, and her alcoholism and drug

“Success isn’t about how your life looks to others. It’s about how it feels to you.” ~Michelle Obama Do you have goals? Why do you have these goals? What will change if you accomplish them? Will you be happy? Think about this for a second: You’ve already achieved goals that you said would make you

In a world that pressures us to conform and toe the line, it can be hard to live a fulfilling, authentic life. We can easily spend years trying to be someone or something we’re not—checking off all the right boxes, meeting everyone’s expectations—all in a bid to gain approval from society, our peers, our parents,

“Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it.” ~Gautama Buddha Each time I start a new course, training, or venture, the teacher or leader asks me “why?” “Why are you here?” “Why are you taking this course?” “What’s your ‘why’?” “What’s your purpose?” And I’m

“Love yourself enough to let go of the people, thoughts, and habits that are weighing you down.” ~Karen Salmansohn More than a year ago I started unpacking and cleaning out my ‘backpack’ of life in a different way. I have always tried to remain friends with exes, and even though we didn’t necessarily socialize together,

“Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.” ~Buddha For as long as I can remember I’ve struggled with anger. My earliest memories of my anger are from junior high school, but it was around much earlier