Right now, you have access to an unlimited supply of peace. The kind of joyful, steady peace you can dip your toes into on a hot summer day. In this moment, you can have the fresh air of freedom, like opening all the windows and letting the light pour in. Whenever you want, you…
Grounding
Rise Up, Free as a Bird
Last week, I asked our community what we’re practicing. Here’s a glimpse of what you said: Gentleness. Finding peace within so I can approach challenges (a person, a situation, a fear) from a positive place. Not being so hard on myself. Learning that my path is my path is my path. Today: Gratitude. Pausing and…
I’m Happy to Report That Practice Doesn’t Make Perfect
It’s been almost 15 years since I first “got into” inner peace, self-loving, and creativity, but I’m just now getting what that really means. Over the years, I’ve practiced journaling, yoga, and meditation (and mindfulness and gratitude and optimism and self-compassion). I’ve read every kind of self-help book I could find, from positive psychology to…
What Makes a Person Whole
There was a time when it felt like having flaws or struggles somehow made me less than, and I spent all my time trying to hide those parts of me. I longed desperately to be known but avoided being really seen. Unsurprisingly, this did not lead to the authentic connection I craved – with myself…
3 Grounding Questions to Recalibrate and Recharge
As the calendar shifts into May, I’m craving time to pause and recalibrate. The last few weeks were full to say the least. There were the usual stresses that come with work, homework, and colds sweeping through the family, but also so much good. Like exciting ideas, a family wedding, and wrapping up the first…
If I Could, I’d Tell You The Secrets to Living. Starting With This.
If I could, I’d tell you the secrets that would light your heart forever. I would say them soft and slow to get you to lean in and listen closely. If I could tell you exactly how to make the most out of your life, I’d ask how you’d be living today if you knew that…
The Way Back Home (A Poem for Liberation)
There was a time I used to think the key to liberation lay outside of me, in someone else’s hands waiting to be pleased. Then one day, I looked inside, and saw a familiar light that greeted me as if no time had passed in the ages since we’d met. And I remembered then what…
Back to Life
For a long time, it was always something. Something wrong. Something missing. Something ugly. Something to change, fix, stop, be, do. It was a never-ending disappearing act. After a while, I didn’t know what I liked much less who I was. It was a journey built on baby steps, but slowly, surely, I performed…
A Poem for Loving Yourself, No Matter What They Say
Before, an excerpt from There, I Might Find Peace. Before you told me who to be, I wanted to be me. Before you taught me what to change, I wanted to be free. Before you said to doubt myself, I knew myself the best. Now that I’ve done all that you asked, I still…
If I Had One Wish, It Would Be This
If I had one wish for you today, it would be this: May today bring you openness. It is through openness that we remember what is so easily forgotten, like the sound of our heart’s song, the taste of our knowing, and the feeling of our very essence buzzing beneath our skin. And I…