Sometimes life throws us into situations where we need to release. These situations force us to look at our personal environment, evaluate any toxic spaces, and reflect on how we really want to do life. We learn to release in tiny increments, as needed. Then those steps represent monumental heart blips which propel us onto …
Isn’t it interesting how we can tell others what to do but not apply that same wisdom to ourselves? With my writing clients, I often ask, “What are you doing for an artist date?” The artist date comes from Julia Cameron and her best-selling book, The Artist’s Way. An artist date is an intentional setting …
After I read several books by Matthew Kelly, I decided to be more intentional about holy moments. To seek out ways to share love and thus spread the holiness of God into my community. A “thank you” to the person at Target who cleans the grimy carts A “God bless you. It will get better” …
A national magazine asked me to write an article about becoming emotionally overwhelmed. So I hammered out 1600+ words. Yet, even as I wrote, another reminder of self-care affected my thought processes. It has taken me so many years to believe and write this truth. But one purpose of a blog is to be forthright …
Abigail’s counselor gave her some pamphlets about safe places for women and a phone number she could call. “Just in case you need help,” the counselor said. On her way home, Abigail stopped at Sonic, suddenly hungry for cheese tots and a cherry limeade. She browsed through the pamphlets that described some of the symptoms …
One of the guarantees in life is that people WILL hurt us. Whether it’s a misunderstanding or a response from a toxic personality, someone will ding us. And – whether we want to admit it or not – we will hurt others. So what do we do when those fringes of communication break down? How …