Suppressing Emotions Doesn’t Work
I took the picture above because the landscape looked so different from just a few months ago. Where there was once dense vegetation and winding paths, now everything has been cleared away. The dryness...
Category: Authenticity
Trying to Predict the Paths of Life
This past week has been a challenge, and I haven’t been in much of a mood to write. I’ve started a new approach in therapy called Internal Family Systems, to work on trauma from...
Speak Your Truth
I recently came across a journal entry I wrote in 2007 that I want to share. “I actually think it would help church congregations to be vulnerable and to show our weaknesses. I think...
The Sparkling Ocean of Awareness
I recently chose a mystery picture on an app for coloring. Because I’m on my phone, I stay zoomed in to find all the smaller areas to color. For this picture, I found myself...
Not Giving into Fear
Now that I have started this blog and am feeling super vulnerable—I am freaking out. All my fears are now surfacing, and I find myself plagued with insecurities. What if people don’t read it...
Declaring Your Independence
What do you think of when you hear the word warrior? It seems to be a label used throughout history describing individuals defined by great courage and strength. These warriors often unite their people...
Removing the Masks
A few weeks ago, I got a new tattoo. For the longest time I believed tattoos were wrong based on teachings in my church. However, I didn’t get my first tattoo to be rebellious...
Living as a Chameleon
Have you ever received a comment, email, or text of someone giving you praise, and you find yourself going back to it several times for that quick boost to your self-esteem? Do you ever...
