Just imagine how your kids would feel if they knew you loved them for all that they are. Not just what we want them to be. To not have to pretend with your friends. To not expect someone to be any different than who they […]
Tag: strength
CAUSING PAIN?
Who wants to feel pain? Hurt? No one does. So instead we lash out and hurt those around us. Sometimes even ourselves. This was never more clear to me at the end of my marriage and the months following. I was the object of a […]
ASK FOR WHAT YOU WANT
You always get to ask for what you want. Just know you may not get it. And that’s ok. We don’t want people to do what they aren’t capable of doing. What they don’t WANT to do. On the flip side, they may not know […]
KIDS STRUGGLING?
My relationship with my kids is incredibly important to me. It’s a delicate balance between being there for them and letting them find their own way. I don’t like to see them struggle. My son puts on a brave face at times, but I know […]
APOLOGIZE
Here is some perspective on this and why I wrote this: You get to love the way you look. You get to love the job you have. You get to be as educated as you choose. You get to love the things you do in […]
FEELING BROKEN?
Stop holding onto pieces that don’t fit you anymore. Let those fall. What remains is the beginning of something extraordinary. When I was at my lowest, I felt broken, shattered to be exact. I was desperate to cling to what was left, what felt familiar. […]
DECISIONS
How much time do you waste trying to make a decision? What if you just made it? Our brains go crazy. What if it’s the wrong one? But what if it was the right decision for right now? It’s not set in stone. Make the […]
SUFFERING
You can’t suffer enough to make someone else stop suffering. I know. I’ve tried. Everyone loses. You can’t help someone that doesn’t want to be helped. EVER. You will lose yourself in the process. Take care of you before you forget how. The rest will […]
FAILURE
What would you do if you knew you couldn’t fail? If you knew you wouldn’t fail? How about if failing was all just part of the journey to success? What then? We make failure mean there is something wrong with us. It’s really just a […]
COURAGE
We associate courage with bravery and heroes. It is more ordinary than that. Courage is about inner strength. Being afraid and doing it anyway. Not knowing the outcome. I made a commitment to embody courage and I continually challenge myself to do hard things. Even […]
