And sometimes self-care looks like letting myself feel the fullness and depth of my pain
Instead of trying to polish it away
Read more3 Benefits of Gratitude + Consciously Moving Into the Holidays
As we move into the holidays it’s easy to rush through the day, become irritated by that one relative you’d rather not share turkey with because you just KNOW they’ll say something offensive, or to feel saddened by who we may or may not be with. When any of this comes up for me I lean to an ease filled and powerful practice that helps remind me that God is in the details of my everyday experience.
Read moreFor Those That Are In Between
On my last day, (the day I was to put my belongings in a box) I was surprised to find a man on his cell phone in the space I’d been working in & I think he was equally surprised to see me because the door required a code to get in.
“Sorry, he said” I didn’t realize anyone was working up here.”
“Tomorrow there won’t be,” I said. “This is my last day.”
For Days with Long Nights
It’s not light OR darkness. It’s light AND darkness…And just as nature goes through a rebirth the human spirit goes through one as well. Slow down. Accept the invitation. Settle in to the reawakening of some forgotten magic. Be gentle with yourself this week and always, in all ways.
Read moreThe Gems Hidden in Criticism
At some point though you get to turn the gem, see it in a new light and ASK, “Is any of this actually true? Am I these words? Can I hold this critique simply for what it is - information - and use it to live into the part of me that desires to grow; to expand?”
Read moreHappy to be Angry
What does my anger from a previous relationship have to do with you? Odds are there is someone in your life that simply put “gets under your skin.” It may not be a former romantic partner for you; it may be an uncle or a cousin that you’ll be sitting at the table with over the holidays or a colleague that you wouldn’t miss if they skipped out on the next office meeting. Here are three questions that help me operate from the most grounded part of who I am when folks that hold the keys to my emotional triggers show up.
Read moreWork. Life. Balance.
When we tip this imaginary scale toward more life in our physical bodies and keep our thoughts at work then we haven’t balanced a thing. When our physical bodies are at work and all we can think about is the life we should be living then we are no longer aligned with the deepest part of who we are.
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