I’ve been in an interesting place lately. I’ve dug deep within my heart and uncovered all that no longer feeds my soul. And I’ve gotten super clear about what does feed my soul – what makes me feel alive and free and jubilant. I know exactly where I want to be and what I want to be doing and how I want to feel. I know how I want to spend my days and who I want to spend them with and how I want to support others and how I want to support myself. I know all of this.
I love books. I always have. Some of my favorite early memories consist of completely immersing myself in whichever book I happened to be reading at the time. I would read for hours and hours – never wanting to put the book down and feeling both gratified and saddened when I reached the final page. Thankfully, though, there was always another book to pick up and begin.
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For several years now, at the start of each new year, my sweetie and I have had the tradition of choosing one word to represent our intention for the entire year. (I originally heard of this idea in Leonie Dawson’s Creating Your Shining Life workbook, which I highly recommend if you don’t already have it!)
In 2012, I chose the word Soar. I had spent years hiding behind my gift company, and I was ready to step out into the world
I’ve been wanting to write a new post here for several days. I would open up a “New Post page” and wait for inspiration to come. And wait. And wait. And wait some more. And yet nothing came. I felt like I was trying to force something rather than simply allowing myself to honor where I was.
I just wasn’t in a place where I felt that I could inspire and uplift and shine light. I’ve had a rough few days, to be completely honest – some of the lowest that I can remember
I realized something today. It’s something that I’ve known for quite awhile. It’s something that seems so obvious.
It’s much harder to find calm in the midst of chaos than to find calm in a state of calmness.
Duh, right? It seems so simple, and it is so simple. But just because it’s simple doesn’t mean that we always easily embody and live this truth.
Here’s an example: For the last several days, I’ve been feeling extra stressed. I’ve been
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