Sometimes, the world is an atrocious place. On days like today, the news is filled with horrible realities, and it is easy to feel helpless and discouraged. When I feel lost, I try to remember what I can control. Our existence in this world is relatively short. Because of that, creating a life for yourself […]
Sometimes, the world is an atrocious place. On days like today, the news is filled with horrible realities, and it is easy to feel helpless and discouraged. When I feel lost, I try to remember what I can control. Our existence in this world is relatively short. Because of that, creating a life for yourself […]
Let’s not take the little victories for granted. Do you celebrate the seemingly small things? I actively practice this because I often take good things for granted. See this picture? To most of you, it is just a cute picture of me and Jackson in a parking lot. This seemingly ordinary picture represents years of […]
Let’s stop hiding the shadow sides of life. I want to normalize the “hard stuff” in life. So much of what creates connection is normalizing our experiences and feeling like we’re not alone. Why do there have to be so many secrets? Why is so much kept from the surface? We hide failures, loss, […]
Why is it so hard to be human? “Lean into your humanity.” I received this guidance four years ago at a coaching seminar I attended. Honestly, I had no idea what it meant or how to do something I didn’t understand, but I trusted my coaches saw something I couldn’t. What is humanity? Aren’t I […]
Jackson missed his first week of school- and it will be okay. I still haven’t gotten to take Jackson’s official “back to school” picture this year because he hasn’t made it to school yet. The poor guy got croup the weekend before going back to Pre-School. So, we are missing the first week entirely, […]
Multiple things can be true at the same time. I was going to post an “Instagram vs. Reality” photo of the wedding we attended last weekend for my brother-in-law, and then I stopped myself. Both of these pictures are accurate of my life right now. We enjoyed celebrating our family, dancing, and dressing up. At […]
