When I first landed on the Internet scene in 1999, I quickly checked out the situation and, without (too much) fear or overthinking it, I launched my first writing endeavor …
Leap Year February Creativity Challenge
There are no rules. Just take the word and create art (photo, painting, drawing, poetry, writing in the sky) however you feel it — change it up every day. 1. …
I See You In There
You’re still in there among all the chaos. Beautiful. Amazing. Still growing. Still blooming. I see you. Keep going… This image, and others like it, is available for sale in our print store!
You don’t have to keep everything
It’s been a long day. Waiting tables is never easy unless business has been slow. Otherwise, it’s a very physical job, taxing on both the body and one’s patience. Just …
On letting go(ish) and starting over(ish)
-2016 Ten years ago this month, we shoved everything we could into a moving truck and hauled our kids and pets across country from Georgia to Colorado. We moved because …
Warrior: Focused and Fierce
-2019 The truth is, I seriously overestimated my ability to hold down such a serious full-time job and continue to balance my life. I’m really, really good at my job, …
Burn the Boat
-2020 I could hear a clock ticking that others could not. Tickticktickticktick… Time tick-tocking by, a decision that was coming, that needed to be made, that would cement the affirmations …
Speak Your Truth
A silent video today… TRIGGER WARNING Today’s Affirmation –I speak my truth. Are you looking for someone to journey with you to the next level? I’m a trauma-informed strengths coach, …
Writing IN my next chapter
2015 Me Knew What Was Up Writing my way to the next chapterOriginally appeared in the beautiful (closed) Mabel Magazine, 2015 The last time I definitively knew who I was, …
I hope you dance
We were driving into Colorado on our big cross-country move in 2006 when “I Hope You Dance” came on the radio. I remember the timing of the song bringing tears …