the enemy within
We all seem to do it. Start a project, often with great enthusiasm, and then peter out within a relatively […]
musings
the struggle is part of the story
The struggle. That’s part of the story. Maybe even the most important part. But it’s not a part we really […]
when being the real you is really hard
Yep, turns out it’s true – it’s hard to be you. The real you. Because who knows who’ll up and […]
choosing grace (& why it’s the most courageous way to live)
It’s a choice, this most courageous way of living. The choice to choose to notice grace and yeah, be amazed. […]
the stories you don’t know
We all have one. A story. Our story. The story of who we are and who we’ve been and what […]
so it’s April, and it’s Easter Monday, and it’s snowing
So it’s April, and it’s Easter Monday, and there are a few birds singing this morning despite the snow that’s […]
because you deserve to bloom
Here we are just a few steps into Spring but the ice is still clinging to the eaves, despite the […]
looking for grace in all the wrong places
You know those people who have it all together? Like, all of the time? They’re never late, never have a […]
out of your comfort zone and into your best life
Ever run across a quote that just speaks plain truth? “If we’re growing, we’re always going to be out of […]
just around the corner
There’s a foot of snow in my yard. Still. Maybe even more than a foot in some places. Snowbanks are […]
the one simple(ish) thing you can do today to make tomorrow better
We don’t do it enough, or at least don’t do enough of it. Study after study points it out, but […]
transformations
I have this habit that I’m pretty sure my family doesn’t really “get” – I like to re-arrange the furniture […]
what if anything really was possible?
What if anything was possible? Really, what if that…was…actually…true? Lots of people say this, that anything is possible. A quick […]
choose to forgive. choose to be free.
It’s sort of amazing how words affect us. Amazing in a good way, yeah. Or amazing in a bad way. […]
you really can’t do it all
You really can’t do every single thing you want to do. At least not all at the same time, time […]
maybe it’s okay to just be you
Yeah, so maybe it really is okay to just be…you. To think the way you think, and feel the way […]
the person you’re destined to be
“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” (~Ralph Waldo Emerson) Sounds a […]
how to get great at anything
I’m a big believer in reading. Books, blogs, articles, whatever. You can learn a lot from reading others’ work. But […]
brave enough to shine
You know that little voice inside you? Yeah, the one that won’t let you alone sometimes. Asking when you’re going […]
you are not too broken
I know it sometimes doesn’t feel like it. I know that sometimes you can look back on a life and […]