Religious

“Life has no limitations, except the ones you make.” ~Les Brown I was affected by the deadly poliovirus when I was six months old. Most people infected with it die. Even today, there is no cure for it. I miraculously survived, but lost my ability to walk. During the first twenty years of my life, […]

As a mom who works from home while caring for two young kids, I know all too well how easy is to get overwhelmed and stressed out. I also know the deep sense of regret and sometimes shame that bubble up when I lash out from a place of agitation (usually at my boyfriend, who’s

“The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new.” ~Pema Chodron I was recently having dinner with a group of friends, and I casually mentioned that I’ve been making more effort in my life to help prevent climate change. Across the table, someone looked straight at me and said, “You

“Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground.” ~Rumi “Isn’t this a miracle?” I asked myself in the milk aisle at Whole Foods. It was a Wednesday night after work, and I was buying a few staples to get us through the week.

“I can’t believe what I’m managing to get through.” ~Frank Bruni My worst fear was inflicted upon me three months ago: a cancer diagnosis—non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.  Out of nowhere! Truth be told though, lots of awful things that happen to us come suddenly out of nowhere—a car accident, suicide, heart attack, and yes, a diagnostic finding.

“Don’t let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it.” ~Earl Nightingale For anybody that experienced a chaotic childhood, stability in adulthood is unfamiliar territory. When you grow up in an environment where shouting is the norm, unstable relationships are all you observe, and

“You are allowed to terminate your relationship with toxic family members. You are allowed to walk away from people who hurt you. You don’t owe anyone an explanation for taking care of yourself.” Unknown You might think I’m a monster because I don’t have a relationship with my parents. I don’t spend holidays with them;

“Some people could be given an entire field of roses and only see the thorns in it. Others could be given a single weed and only see the wildflower in it. Perception is a key component to gratitude. And gratitude a key component to joy.” ~Amy Weatherly I grew up in a deeply negative environment.

“Grief is really just love. It’s all the love you want to give, but cannot. All that unspent love gathers up in the corners of your eyes, the lump in your throat, and in that hollow part of your chest. Grief is just love with no place to go.” ~Jamie Anderson When I was seventeen,

“Introverts live in two worlds: We visit the world of people, but solitude and the inner world will always be our home.” ~Jenn Granneman, The Secret Lives of Introverts: Inside Our Hidden World Never at any point in my life did I think I was an introvert. I always thought I was just a regular kid flowing