Life

Surrender

Life is a journey full of twists and turns. Sometimes, we try to control every aspect of our lives, thinking that it will bring us happiness and success. However, as I have learned, this approach often leads to disappointment and frustration. Due to past hurts I have tried to control the outcome of my relationships… Continue reading Surrender

Happiness, Life

The Power of Gratitude

Focusing on what you have can bring more abundance into your life Gratitude is the practice of acknowledging and appreciating the good things in our lives, both big and small. It is a way of cultivating a positive outlook and recognizing the many blessings that surround us. But what does it really mean to practice… Continue reading The Power of Gratitude

Life

Identity

I can't help but wonder about the complexities of identity. Who we are is not always easy to define, and our sense of self can be shaped by a multitude of factors. But as we navigate the waters of identity, there is one aspect that often goes overlooked -- the relationship with ourselves. How we… Continue reading Identity

Life

New Beginnings

How beautiful to be in a constant state of new beginnings. Did you forget? Did you forget that you get to go through the chrysalis stage again and again and again over the course of your life? To change from one state to another just like the butterfly, albeit maybe not as visibly obvious. The… Continue reading New Beginnings

Happiness

Love Cannot Rescue

If we are looking to other people, places, things, or experiences to bring us happiness, peace, joy, and love we will always end up disappointed and let down. While all of these things, particularly our relationships with others, have great potential to enrich our lives in numerous ways, none of these things can ultimately offer… Continue reading Love Cannot Rescue

Happiness, Life, Love

Breathe and Decide

There are some words that just capture the things that matter so well. Like many things, media is a powerful tool that has the ability to give us a lens into ourselves… but it can also be used to manipulate and separate. It's easy for me to focus on the things that I hate about… Continue reading Breathe and Decide

Life

My Body, My Palace

I have been working on my relationship with my body, and a part of that requires looking at the messaging that I have received that has helped to form that relationship in order to systematically confront and dismantle what isn't serving me. Growing up young girls start receiving comments on their bodies and the pressure… Continue reading My Body, My Palace

Happiness, Life, Love

It’s Not Fine, But It’ll Be Okay

It's not fine, but it'll be okay. There was something so reassuring and affirming about hearing those words. Countless times throughout the day we are asked how we are and many of us respond automatically with those simple two words, "I'm fine." Or, how many times have we been treated in ways that are the… Continue reading It’s Not Fine, But It’ll Be Okay

Life

To Live

Let's live. So often we become robotic clock punchers. Living our lives by routines and obligations. All the things on our to-do lists become quiet bossy dictators of our time, and take over our minds with frantic worrying. Let's decide what we think. Push the worries aside... the pile of laundry or dishes that await,… Continue reading To Live

Happiness, Life

Mile Markers

Photo by Malachi Brooks on Unsplash We live lives full to the brim with various events and doings, but only a handful of them are mile markers. Events that mark a significant period of time, events that veer us off course, and - if we were a house - these are the ones that gut us down to… Continue reading Mile Markers