Life is such a weird imbalance of all the things. Challenge, ease, joy, pain, abundance, and lack.

Gaslighting: Presenting a false narrative to a person leading them to doubt their perceptions, become mislead, and question themselves.

They say that a tree swaying in the wind during a storm develops extra strength to withstand directional forces.

Lessons on leaving a toxic work environment.

I just keep reminding myself that this isn’t forever. It’s just for now and it’s part of the remediation for my past actions.

Smoke of Air and Fire and Earth

Cleanse and bless this home and hearth

Drive away all harm and fear

Only good may enter here

I decided to scour my journals and compile a list of the 45 things that I have learned in my 45 years on earth.

“The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it” ~ Henry David Thoreau

Once you stop rushing through life, you will be amazed how much more life you have time for.

REVERENCE. (noun) deep respect for someone or something. (verb) regard or treat with deep respect)

It is not joy that makes us grateful, it is gratitude that makes us joyful.

We are all small parts of a larger whole. Each of us a microcosm of the larger macrocosm.

The truth about parenting is that we’re all figuring it out as we go.

“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” - Oscar Wilde

Pavlov paired food with a bell, we seem to pair our digital devices with human connection. 

As you acknowledge your shadow side and come to terms with your darker half, you see yourself more clearly. You become more grounded, human, and whole.

I’m going to talk about the not-so-bad stuff that can still make us feel completely defeated: rejection, financial difficulties, comparison and shame.