Religious

“Growth is uncomfortable because you’ve never been here before. You’ve never seen this version of you. So give yourself a little grace and breathe through it.” ~Kristin Lohr I was kinda sorta showing up. To the outside world, it looked like I was doing all of the things. I was smiling. I was talking about […]

“Allow yourself to grow and change. Your future self is waiting.” -Unknown Not to be dramatic, but I really mean it when I say that solitude changed my life. I am an extrovert who loves humans, socializing, and learning from people and experiences. I’ve always enjoyed being around others, and don’t get me wrong, I

TRIGGER WARNING: This post deals with an account of sexual abuse and may be triggering to some people. “Recovery is a process. It takes time. It takes patience. It takes everything you’ve got.” ~Unknown We are often told in therapy that we need to dig deep and explore our feelings until we find the root

“How wonderful that we have met with a paradox. Now we have some hope of making progress.” ~Niels Bohr Social media is indeed a paradox in that it has the power to be both good and evil simultaneously. Ironically, one of the most harmful things about social media is the abundance of “positive” messages. You’re

“Knowledge is learning something new every day.  Wisdom is letting go of something every day” ~Zen Saying Simplicity, at its heart, comes down to eliminating the excess in our lives. Excess needs, wants, possessions. The list goes on. Society tries to sell us on the idea that having more in our lives should be the

“The most confused we ever get is when we try to convince our heads of something that we know in our hearts is a lie.” ~Karen Moning It’s painful and stressful to feel like you’re living a lie. Like you’re hiding how you really feel, saying what you think other people want to hear, and

“A little space, time, and distance can often be just what a relationship needs to bloom at its best.” ~Karen Salmansohn  If you feel insecure in your relationships, there are many scenarios that can activate your anxious attachment;however, there is one trigger that can throw you abruptly into a state of despair and sheer panic.

When life gets challenging, we often make things even tougher by being hard on ourselves. We berate ourselves for feeling down, as if we should be positive and happy all the time. We minimize our feelings, as if we have no right to be struggling since things could be so much worse. And we hold

“New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings.” ~Lao Tzu In the middle of a storm, it is difficult to see any way out. But on the other side, we usually can recognize a silver lining—something we gained from the experience that enhanced our lives in some way. When my husband unexpectedly died and left

“I was once afraid of people saying, ‘Who does she think she is?’ Now I have the courage to stand and say, ‘This is who I am.’” ~Oprah Winfrey  In May of this year, I decided to take a personal development course, hoping to resolve some of my limiting beliefs and raise my confidence to