For those seeking ideas and inspiration, as well as love and hope to keep moving forward.
You can't give love and light to the world if you don't have it inside you. This sentence keeps being fed back to me by the women who were gracious enough to listen to my story of unbecoming this week. It struck them and I'm glad. The world teaches us to acquire and achieve. When … Continue reading Finding Love and Light
The truth is, no one can define happiness for you, nor your path to get there. It's up to you to look and listen inside to find your own way which requires you just "to be." Matthew Kelly's quote, "Live a life that intrigues, fascinates, challenges, and moves people to rethink their own," got me … Continue reading Truth, Happiness, and Power in Just Being
These have been my "one words." Thanks to Marlo Higgins, Chief Inspirational Officer for challenging me to put them together and think about the story they tell, which served as inspiration for this post. (Sidebar: If you have a group of friends or coworkers interested in exploring the One Word concept further, my friend Patti … Continue reading Play, Death, and Surrender
I was abused. I was angry. I was confused. I didn't trust anyone. I didn't feel worthy of love. So I acted out. I got in fights. Disrespected my peers and probably my teachers. Definitely disrespected my parents, family members, and those closest to me. I made poor decisions. I dated abusive men. Hurt people and … Continue reading I was that angry kid…
How do we live here Between joy and pain? Flowing. Never knowing. Holding onto the highs. Avoiding the lows. Pulling and pushing. Overcome with joy, Pain lingers. Overcome with pain, Joy shines. Good needs bad. Hope needs hopelessness. Joy needs pain. Feel it all. There is beauty On both ends And in the middle. Focus … Continue reading Beauty in the Mess
Who hurt you? Who did you hurt? What decision do you regret? What mistake are you stewing over? We all carry fear, shame, and guilt related to what we've done or what has happened to us. When we stew over why things happened and hold onto those feelings, they hold us back. If we let … Continue reading What Are You Holding Onto That’s Holding You Back?
I normally dread winter, but this year I was especially looking forward to it. Winter is a season for unbecoming and I am unbecoming. Just like the leaves fall away and the flowers settle back into the ground anticipating a fresh start, I too am going in. Slowing down, listening, preparing for something new. I … Continue reading The Art of Unbecoming
What if I told you the world is not what you see? Where you see fear, darkness, and hopelessness, I see love, light, and unlimited hope. Where you see no way, I see several. When you feel lonely like no one believes in you, I believe and I am with you. I do. I am. … Continue reading What world do you see? What world do you want?
The top regret of the dying is "“I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.” I refuse to have that regret and am devoting the rest of my life to help others avoid it too. This is how The Restoration Project came to … Continue reading The Restoration Project
I see you. I believe in you. I have been you. You have made mistakes. So have I. You have hurt people. So have I. You have tried and failed. So have I. You have been angry. So have I. You have been hopeless. So have I. We have created systems and services to help … Continue reading To the perpetrators, egotists, thieves, addicts, bullies, and hustlers
Grit, Gratitude, and Grace 