What my dad taught me about toughness I always wanted to have arms like my dad. They weren’t huge Hulk Hogan arms, but they looked strong. Actually, I wanted to be like my dad in a lot of ways, as his strength lay not only in his arms but in his heart. Though he was … Continue reading Navigating Life With a Little Help
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Finding Flow in Life
Intentional effort makes for instinctual living How is the flow of your life right now? Do you feel balanced between work and play, introspection and speaking out, or somber reflection and laughter? These are just a few examples of the balance that I hope for in my life. Currently, the balance between engaging the issues … Continue reading Finding Flow in Life
The Choice is Yours
As he stares into his reflection in the water, he asks, "Who am I?" and with that, Derek Zoolander starts his journey to rediscover his identity. Though we may not be really ridiculously good looking like Derek, we all are asking this question and defining the answer every day. To navigate decision making in our … Continue reading The Choice is Yours
Response to a Broken System
Something has to change now. I believe that we all need to find some sort of response in light of what is happening in our nation right now, and though a blog post is small in the scale of taking action, it is more than I have done in the past. I am not intending … Continue reading Response to a Broken System
The Ever-Changing Normality of Life
Photo by Evie S. on Unsplash Raise your hand if you enjoy stretching. My hand would’ve stayed steady at my side when I was younger, but now my hand would shoot up in the air. What used to seem like a waste of time now feels like a drug that I can’t live without. We are … Continue reading The Ever-Changing Normality of Life
A Letter to Myself, and a Message for You
"If someone spoke to you the way you do to you, I'd put their teeth through; love yourself." - IDLES Television Four years ago, our family had a significant amount of change. All of us experience and adapt to change on a regular basis, whether it is adjusting to the entrance of newness into our life … Continue reading A Letter to Myself, and a Message for You
Commitment is the Key
Steady work makes for solid achievement Though we know that good things take time, managing the expectation for quick returns on minimal investment is still a struggle. We reap what we sow, and oftentimes, we do not see the hours, days, or years of intentional groundwork that laid the foundation for that harvest. What we … Continue reading Commitment is the Key
Ease into the New World
Identify and remember what has been learned during this pandemic. Tonight the moon is full and bright and combined with the warm nights, it feels as if one could forgo sleep and ride the energy of the light. That happened to me the other night as the moon was almost full. Though I wanted to … Continue reading Ease into the New World
The Story of Today
Gratefulness and hope Photo by Dan Grayum Where are you in your life at this moment? Are you at a place of hope, where you see brightness ahead, regardless of the darkness that may be around you? Do you feel lost, as if you have no idea how you got to be in the place … Continue reading The Story of Today
Thoughts for a Friday: The Present
Photo by Tinjoe Mbugus I wanted to share some ideas and resources with you from this past week, specifically, how to embrace the present. Breathing Important stuff right? Seriously though, there is a lot of benefits to breathing, besides staying alive. I was talking with a friend the other day about the impact of intentional deep … Continue reading Thoughts for a Friday: The Present
The Story We Write 