Liberation: My 2024 Word of the Year Reflection

Liberation: (1) the act of setting someone free from imprisonment, slavery, or oppression; release. (2) freedom from limits on thought or behavior. This has been my word of the year in 2024. I love all of these definitions, and the idea of being free...but I knew the work I would have to do to get more free … Continue reading Liberation: My 2024 Word of the Year Reflection →

The Darkness

Always present. Some daysa thin veil.Almost unnoticed. Other daysan overwhelming swell, threatening to take over. Will it ever change? Can I bear the pain? I feel scared, vulnerable. Loneliness and helplessnesscreep toward me. I search for the light. Desperate on the inside. Pretending on the outside. Anxiety and sadnesswear me down. The darkness invades. As … Continue reading The Darkness →

The Real Fight

I see. I will not engage, will not be enraged. There are no winnersin this game. So I sit. I endure. For the sakeof something bigger. You can call me weak. We both knowthe truth. True weaknessis giving in. To the impulse. To the fight. To participate in the destruction. No fight is needed here. … Continue reading The Real Fight →

Together Always

I am here. In a worda whispera memory. Ready to support. Available to comfort. Here to sharethis lifein a new way. Through light,love, beautyand grace. On your best days. In your darkest hour. Remember, I am here. Close your eyes. Picture my face. Feel my embrace. What you feel is real. The love you wantI … Continue reading Together Always →

The Well

The well.Where I goseeking peace,to find nourishment. But it is dry. I know because I've been here before. It has been dry,but I'm conditionedto come back. Hoping for more. Wishing for something,that, I guess, may never be. I sit. Frustrated. Disappointed. Hurt. Yearning forthat peaceand nourishment. A friendcomes to sit. With mein my sorrow,she listens. … Continue reading The Well →

And So It Is

And so it is. This day. This hour. This minute. I can resist. I can accept. Which will I choose? Doom. Fear. Grief. Resolve. Courage. Hope. All are present. Moving through me like waves. I swish. I swirl. Then I must move. To rise above. To be taken under. Will I attempt to control? Will … Continue reading And So It Is →

Soft & Strong: The Depth Created By Dependence

This quote from Mark Nepo continues to resurface for me as I reflect on these last couple of months and my surgery recovery journey: From a distance we see the broke as less than, until we break. This experience has allowed a whole new level of awakening, awareness and transformation for me. I see the … Continue reading Soft & Strong: The Depth Created By Dependence →

Lasting Transformation

You know something has to change. You must walk the path yourself, but you are not alone. He is here. Let Him help. Allow Him in. At first it will feel like a dark, heavy trap. All the ownership on your shoulders, no more blaming or complaining. As you wrestle through those first few miles … Continue reading Lasting Transformation →

What Am I Doing Anyway?

Have you seen TV show The Bear? I've been thinking about all the life, work, leadership, relational and other lessons throughout, but a scene in the last episode of Season 3 really caught my attention and reminded me of how important it is to make time for preparation and reflection so we are living, working, … Continue reading What Am I Doing Anyway? →

The Choice

Contention and chaos surround me. Lack and worry tug at me. They attempt to consume me and become one with my being. Desiring me to to be their vessel: To perpetuate painlike a drug-induced nightmare. It would be so easyto simply give in. Spew fear and hate like everyone else seems to be. My mind … Continue reading The Choice →