America. Don’t you dare lose your humanity. I don’t care who you are. I don’t care what party you support. Don’t lose your humanity. Don’t forget what it’s all about. Whoever you are. Whatever you believe. The point of it all has always been love. It has always been about love and fear. Love and […]
Tag: healing
No more
No more working harder. No more carrying heavier. No more chasing the carrot on a stick. No more accepting every armload of expectations and rules and responsibilities that they hand me in the subconscious hope for some meager scraps of validation. No more living like my purpose is to become resilient and my happiness must […]
Rebuilding
I’m rebuilding. But this time it’s different. This time I’m building a home within me first. I’ve already tore down the framework, pulled up the floorboards, and thrown out the trash. But this time I’m not looking outside myself for anything to start again. I’m not asking anything of anyone but myself. This time I’m […]
A Message
A message for my neurodivergent friends out there: Just paying attention is a practice in resiliency right now. If you are busy processing the onslaught of information, checking facts, finding your center, making plans – if you’re so busy that you don’t yet have the words, or haven’t yet found your method, you are not […]
From the mud
It gets easier. What was once a battle will someday be a simple decision. Straightforward, firm, sure. No tumultuous struggle between what if and what was and what is. No questioning and second guessing. Because each of yesterday’s battles leaves a mark. And while some might call them scars, really they are wisdom marks. Beautiful […]
It is done
There once was a web, woven from fear and pain. A web that too many were stuck in. Voiceless, afraid, separated from their truth and their homes. But I am here to tell you that times have changed. The strings have been broken. The pull has been destroyed. Every tangle has been released. We are […]
Healing with love
If you experienced any kind of trauma as a child, and if you yourself become a parent after the essential inner work has at least been started, you quickly discover that there is this almost miraculous kind of healing that can take place in the most ordinary of daily circumstances, and even more profoundly in […]
Patience
Love is patient. Somewhere along the way I forgot that part. Maybe I was tired. Tired of waiting. Tired of longing. And in that pivotal moment where I could have chosen to let go even more, instead some tiny part of my heart rebelled. It clung to the idea that these dreams were on a […]
A New Year’s Prayer
For the first time in a while, I can feel the weight lifting off my chest. For the first time in a while I am starting to turn for home. And as I work to find my way back, I can’t help but think about the time lost when I wandered, separated from you. Through […]
Broken Petals
When a flower loses a petal, it continues to bloom. It doesn’t close in upon itself in fear of losing another. And it doesn’t reach out to take one from its neighbor. When a tree is bent by the wind, it digs down even deeper. A tree continues to grow, and through that struggle it […]
Hold the Line
Hold the line. When the world feels like a sea of quicksand, grabbing at your ankles and trying to pull you down. Be still and wait. Wait for the hope that’s already rising inside. Hold the line. When it seems like everyone is giving in and giving up. Remember the truth, that even these mountains […]
Over and Over Again
So many times over the years I was caught in wonder. I watched in amazement, as I witnessed the simple magic that some people seemed to carry without effort or even awareness. For years, I progressed through various stages of emotional response – first jealousy and fear, then admiration, yearning, seeking. These people inspired me. […]
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