“The spiritual life is always about letting go. It is never about holding on.” ~The reverend Jesse Lee Peterson This year has been my year of brave. I decided to cultivate a life that was more authentic. More true to myself. But, I didn’t really know who I was. I knew my titles (Mom, Wife, […]
“You either get bitter or you get better. It’s that simple. You either take what has been dealt to you and allow it to make you a better person, or you allow it to tear you down. The choice does not belong to fate, it belongs to you.” ~John Shipp I’ve been wrestling with forgiveness
I am a gift giver. I love finding the perfect gift for someone else. I want people I care about to know I was thinking about them and wishing them well. It brings me more joy than ever receiving even the most perfect, thoughtful gift. This month I chose to practice giving and receiving. Giving
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Spring has officially sprung. The birds are chirping, the pollen is swirling, and the rain is falling on all of it. I particularly love any change in Season, because it gives me a time to reflect. To think about the past and dream about the future. And, Spring is particularly lovely while everything is waking
“Children learn more from what you are than what you teach.” -W.E.B. Dubois I hesitate to write about parenting. I have a six-year-old still in my home. I hardly feel that I am an expert in parenting, but I also have an almost seventeen-year-old, so I have almost two decades of thoughts on parenting I
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Hello lovelies. I am a few weeks into my yoga teacher training and my heart is on fire. I am basically a walking billboard for yoga right now. If you need someone to tell you to try yoga, I’m here. Try yoga. But, I wanted to come on here and give you some wisdom. There
“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” ~Marcel Proust For many years I thought things brought happiness, and many more I thought success, but I’ve found that it is only people who truly make me happy. Fortunately, I am surrounded by
I love New Year’s Resolutions. I get that it’s not cool to like resolutions because you should be living your best life everyday, and I am all about that, but hear me out. New Year’s Resolutions give you a chance to reflect on where you’ve been and where you are going. It’s like standing on
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Noor Unnahar is my favorite poet. Or, at least my favorite poet currently. She is from Pakistan and does a lot of art journaling, photography, mixed media stuff. But, she has one poem that I read to myself every day. “She had a gypsy soul and a warrior spirit. She made no apologies for her
Thanksgiving, and then Christmas, and New Years. It’s a wonderful time of year. But, when you are hurting it can so, so hard. This year, I am hurting. I am doing all the things that I can do. I am praying. I am breathing (yoga). I am taking all the cares of myself that I
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