When Pain Needs Presence
I had a meaningful conversation with someone I trust and wanted to share a summary of the follow up message I sent to this individual. “I have felt the power of you staying present...
Category: Authenticity
Looking for Dry Spots: The Exhaustion of Staying Safe
Sometimes life feels like a constant search for dry spots—small places to rest while trying not to get soaked by everything else. But the exhaustion of staying safe can become its own kind of suffering, leaving us longing to stop outrunning life and simply flow with what is.
Feeling Alone, but Not Without Strength
On a recent walk, I watched a goose stand guard while her goslings foraged nearby—and felt a quiet ache for that same kind of protection in my own life. It opened up something I wasn’t expecting to write about: loneliness, faith, and a truth about myself I almost deleted before I could say it out loud.
What Authentic Living Looks Like When I’m Barely Surviving
Have you ever pushed through pain — physical, emotional, or spiritual — until it became too much to bear? I have. After a month of health challenges that tested me on every level, I learned something important about showing up for yourself even on the hardest days.
Letting Go of Shoulds and Learning to Trust Yourself
A reflection on food, “shoulds,” and the deeper patterns we live by—and what it looks like to begin trusting yourself instead of trying to be good.
Did I Just Mess Everything Up by Saying No?
I said no… and for a moment, it felt freeing.
Then I got home, and the questions started creeping in.
Did I just mess everything up?
This is what it feels like to choose yourself—and then question if you got it right.
Breaking the Shell that Hides the Real You
I had an interesting conversation earlier this week. It was probably one of the most honest and authentic discussions I’ve had. There wasn’t any profound wisdom conveyed or solution discovered to make all my...
Authenticity is Trusting Your Own Current
I recently was reminded of a time when I went snorkeling in Hawaii. This was many years ago when life was still being lived with masks and honestly felt a bit simpler. I love...
Shedding the Masks that No Longer Fit
I had all these thoughts about what to write and now that I’m sitting here, nothing comes to mind. There is a part of me that doesn’t want to write about the difficult experiences...
The Remarkable Gift from Unremarkable Acts
I had a CT scan this week and as I read the doctor’s report, I focused on the areas where problems were described. However, my attention was then drawn to the other areas described...
Building a New Foundation
I’ve been thinking about my last post on “trusting the mud.” I think it’s easy to feel like being in the mud is a bad thing—but is it? The Lotus flower is used as...
Trusting the Mud
Well … it’s been a while since I posted. I’ve had some health challenges that I could use as a legitimate excuse. However, the real reason I haven’t posted is because I got lost...
Do I Even Matter? Reclaiming Your Self-Worth
This one is difficult to write because it touches on painful questions I’ve struggled to answer most of my life. Do I matter? Do I have self-worth? Do I add value to relationships? Have...
The Healing Power of Belonging
It’s been a while since I posted. Life has felt crazy, and my creative juices have been a bit dry. So, I’m feeling unsure of how to write about this topic. It has been...
Breaking Free from the Wackadoo Game of Life
Several months ago, I decided it was time to officially be diagnosed as a wackadoo. It’s my term for a person whose thoughts get all whacky making the same ineffective choices. My ego then...
