

Hiking is like life the 5th day of giving
Yesterday’s hiking gift ended up turning into quite the adventure. I had picked out a 2.5-mile hike for us to go on.

Playing a little catch-up on the blog...
Well, my lack of a schedule has made daily blogging basically impossible. Sorry about that!

Giving Challenge: RESET
We dismiss so many things because they aren’t tangible, but what if we decided to change that it means to give?

29 Day Giving Challenge Day 1 & 2
Days 1 and 2 of the 29 Day Giving Challenge, a fabric mask and cinnamon rolls.

29 Gifts Challenge... I'm in!
Time to participate in the 29 Gifts Challenge. Give 29 gifts in 29 days and see how it changes your life!

Stay connected to your heart
Well, I don’t know about anyone else but the last couple of weeks have been pretty trying for me and everyone in my family. From school...

Every morning the question is, “Who do I want to become?”
When you wake up in the morning it means that you have an opportunity to choose who you are that day and who you want to become. If you...

What are our lives if not the ability to walk down any path that we choose?
When we are young, we feel that this is so much possibility around us. We feel that we can be, do, and have anything, and we are encouraged

The stories we tell ourselves
n we talk about stories for a second? It may sound weird… but hear me out. As humans, our lives are built around stories.

Maybe it’s freedom just to keep breathing.
When we are in the midst of living we can feel trapped, confined by our circumstances. We forget that we are alive. We forget that we are...

The trap of holiday guilt and a new poem
I want to say that I've just been too busy to write something. That the holidays are here and that it means I have less time. But, that...

How to find the small moments in our lives
It’s funny, there is no shortage of people, books, and inspirational quotes that tell us that we need to find and create more joy in our...

Resume (poem)
I've been trying to figure out a way to express this to people. It tends to be hard because we live in a society that focuses so much on...

Hate is an act of violence against ourselves
As we walk through this life, we encounter so many things, people, and experiences. Often, we look outward and separate ourselves from...

Fear, abandonment, hope, and a plan
The question I come back to a lot of days is why have I been living my life from this space of anxiety and fear? Why have I kept trying...

Forgiving others & forgiving ourselves
When people think of forgiveness the focus often turns to the other person. What they did wrong. Why they should apologize. How hurt they...

My spiritual awakening
The more I step into the stillness the more I can see the world around me. I can see everyone is hurting, and are choosing to act from...

From obligation to trust
Let us start with the morning. It's my favorite time of day. I love the sleepiness of it. The drifting feeling. The productiveness. To...

There will never be a better time
I found this beautiful slam poet today, and I want to share one of his videos. I can't say that I am an exception to the advice I am...











