A reflection on serenity and needing vs. wanting.
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Tired
If you feel tired, maybe it’s because you need to rest.
What If This Is Already Enough?
How to break free of the wanting cycle and finally be satisfied.
The Anger Alert: Hello Anger What Do You Have To Tell Me?
For a long time I’ve felt like unpleasant feelings — anger, irritability, anxiety, shame, regret, sadness, stress — are like a fart in a business meeting. At best, a faux pas, and at worst, utterly distasteful. Deep down, I think I really believed that if I lived my life right, I could avoid those unpleasantContinue reading “The Anger Alert: Hello Anger What Do You Have To Tell Me?”
The Entire Sum of Existence
This is a piece that someone in my life I’ll call G commissioned to honor the deep and once-in-a-lifetime love that she and her husband shared.
We Shouldn’t Praise Each Other For Doing Things That Look Hard
We should praise each other for doing things that ARE hard.
Happy Birthday Little Flower
O made an important discovery in our yard yesterday. “Mama, this little flower is born!” Sure enough, the periwinkle bud that had been closed tight for the past week had unfurled while we slept. “It’s the flower’s birth day!” O said. So we made a dirt cake (“Flowers like dirt,” O explained); we topped itContinue reading “Happy Birthday Little Flower”
It Is So Much Easier For Me To Accept The Rain
Knowing that sunshine is coming soon helps put bad weather days into perspective.
The Place Is In The Details
When it comes to how something feels, the details can make all the difference.
You Are Home
What feels like home to you?