Take a breath, my children. Take a pause. You have been in constant busyness for so long that you have not heard my subtle nudges to slow down and contemplate. Now is the time to grow your sustainable, nourishing roots.…
Read moreMar 19 2020
Take a breath, my children. Take a pause. You have been in constant busyness for so long that you have not heard my subtle nudges to slow down and contemplate. Now is the time to grow your sustainable, nourishing roots.…
Read moreMar 4 2020
Have you ever felt guilty for resting? Or doing something fun and thoroughly “unproductive?” I used to be the queen of guilt-tripping myself for just about anything that felt good. And the tendency still pops up throughout the stages of…
Read moreFeb 14 2020
Feb 2 2020
Sweet. Kind. Peaceful. These are the qualities of my personality I have deemed “acceptable” for as long as I can remember. I don’t like conflict; I like harmony. I don’t like pain; I like peace.
But, oh mama, these qualities…
Read moreDec 31 2019
When we only focus on strength, we are likely to be hard on ourselves or others. Ick, that is not what I want. I spent enough years beating myself up, thank you very much. But when we only focus on…
Read moreOct 25 2019
I see so much joy in her eyes as she is dancing. Exhaustion in my voice, I tell her, “Let’s practice piano.” I open up her book and point to the song of the week. But she doesn’t hear. Her…
Read moreOct 4 2019
I have never labeled myself as a "people-pleaser" but the tendency is there nonetheless. It is no secret that girls are conditioned to be nice and make others happy. And if you have ever been victimized, you may have found…
Read moreSep 24 2019
I have been telling myself I have just been too busy to write. Everything else on the to-do list felt much more urgent than this humble blog. But the truth came out this morning, when a compassionate friend told me…
Read moreJul 10 2019
“I used to be so certain about everything,” I noticed as I recently pulled up the lyrics to one of the first songs I wrote at age twenty-two. My self-doubts seem to have been buried more deeply back in those…
Read moreJun 26 2019
I've been waiting and waiting for my wings to grow. I've been waiting and I still don't feel ready.
But when I turn around, I see that the power to fly has been with me all along!
Jun 12 2019
My mom gave me watercolor paints for my birthday. At first I was intimidated when I saw they were professional quality. I thought "I don't know how to use these! I'm not a real artist!" Then I reminded myself that…
Read moreJun 6 2019
I wrote the following post a full year ago, but my fear of rejection made me procrastinate for months before I started this blog. As I still struggle with making myself vulnerable, it seemed like a good time to share…
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