Yesterday, Roman, Marina, and I were out walking one of our usual paths. It was a perfect spring day. The air was sweet with the smell of flowers and freshly cut grass. While we were walking Roman was asking me the sweetest, most thoughtful questions,…
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Heart Spill: Magical Seeds & Wild Dreams
There are seven seedlings growing in my windowsill. A couple of months ago, I filled eight little cups with potting soil. I stuck my finger down into each one to make a hole. Then I dropped a pinch of seeds into each hole and covered…
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Five on Friday // 5 Life-Changing Books
Happy Birthday to me! Today, I am thirty-three years young! The past few years have been absolutely riddled with challenges for me. And yet, somehow I know that my thirty-third year is going to be the best year of my life. In the past few…
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Springtime & Impermanence // Nothing endures…
I am completely connected with the earth–my energy is directly connected with its energy. When I step outside, into nature, I feel the most alive. The air takes on a life of its own amidst the magic of each season. In spring, the sweet smell…
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Spring & Strength // Never grow a wishbone, daughter, where your backbone ought to be.
⇻⇻ “Never grow a wishbone, daughter, where your backbone ought to be.” ⇺⇺ Back in the cold dark of winter, I chose my word for the year — strength. (You can read about that here.) In the winter, strength is an easy concept. Here in…
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Put on your oxygen mask before helping others.
I’ve been wanting to write this post forever. I’ve started it in my head countless times. I kept stopping though, I could never get it out. I want to say so much and I want to say it well. It’s just that the message is…
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Write Hard and Clear About What Hurts :: Part One
The past three weeks of my life have been good. I am healthier and happier than I’ve been in a very long time. But rewind to the twelve months that came before this, and it was a completely different story. A year ago, my life…
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Thoughts Upon a New Year…
Disclaimer: I’ve been working on this post for a week. I’ve had a few bursts of inspiration, but there’s also been a lot of “dead air.” As has been the case every time I’ve tried to write for the past three-to-four years, it starts to…
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Autumn Splendor: The Gift of No
The autumn that is ending has been one of my favorites to date. It’s always been my favorite season, full of magic and warmth, but this one was more illuminating & empowering than any that have come before it. This past summer was a tumultuous…