Friend, so much of our ability to remain patient depends upon our ability to practice being hopeful, to believe that in everything there is a reason and that all detours, setbacks, and heartbreaks are - in reality - preparing you for something better.
Relationships are deeply personal. What I do want to point out, though, is that not everyone you cross paths with will be for you or you for them and, just maybe, if we try to think of it similar to a tomato we won't try to force it, explain it, or understand it.
Sexiness. A quality that I have striven to dominate and make my bitch since a boy told me, “Miranda, you’re just cute.” My initial reaction was to think, “I’ll show you!” My fist raised in my mind’s eye in defiance. Why I didn't just accept the compliment of being cute, I’ll never know… perhaps it was… Continue reading Sexy
Katerina Plotnikova Friend relationships are difficult. They require work, whether picking up the phone to chat, planning and spending time together, or settling in to have the hard conversations… ...they require effort. Additionally, we all have triggers, pasts, and ‘imperfections.’ The closer you get to someone, my friend, the more likely these things will reveal… Continue reading Face the Bear
Who has society told you to be, friend? Has it whispered lies to you, forcing you to take a form that isn't quite right, making you feel you're supposed to play a role that isn't meant for you? Have you sawed off the bits of you that don't fit, stuffed the unseemly parts away, and… Continue reading The Roles We Play
Ever since my divorce at 29, after a very short lived three year marriage, I have struggled to find love...not because it hasn't been there, but because I have not felt worthy. When you don't feel worthy of love, and yet you're out on the hunt, it doesn't bode well for your success. What you… Continue reading The Realities We Create
Our hearts, our energy, and our time are valuable commodities. We need to be particular about those people who we let share space in these golden spaces because the people that we invite in become a part of us. When we invite people who are unwilling to meet us equally, we diminish our own worth.… Continue reading Bread Crumbs
"Challenges are what make life interesting. Overcoming them makes life meaningful." - Joshua J. Marine The idea of growth mindset is that the hand we are dealt is merely a starting point. One in which requires you to ask yourself, where will you go from here? This mindset is based on the belief that basic… Continue reading Growth Mindset
I found myself in tears last night, friend. There was a prevailing sense of hopelessness and anxiety as I went out and about yesterday. Not my emotions, but those of others. I felt them crashing upon me like waves. So many people are feeling stress, hopelessness, and despair. These feelings seem to be contagious, for… Continue reading Stay Grounded
Friends, we're facing some trying times right now. Many of us are not sure how to feel or what to do. Additionally, we're questioning whether or not we're taking the current outbreak of Covid-19 serious enough or too seriously. First, we need to have a healthy respect for what is spreading across the globe. It's… Continue reading In This Together
