Stormy. Malevolent clouds loom, threatening devour.Fragile. Cracked glass on the verge of shatter.Sharp. A porcupine defense against attack.Combative. Landmines active and set.Restless. Electric zzap snapp pop.This. This is trauma survived.The triggers, known and unknown.Lymbic. Primitive.
“Isn’t it terribly beautiful? The way this destruction teaches us how to be whole.” -nd. I went on a hike with my family today. We climbed some serious altitude. A feeling of great accomplishment for choosing
It’s been taking an enormous amount of work to show up. I can do hard things. I can do hard things. I Can Do Hard Things. The rest will just have to wait. Yesterday
Saying ‘thank you’ is different than being grateful.Saying smart things is different than being wise.Saying you don’t know everything is different than knowing you always have something to learn.Saying ‘I listen’ is different than
As one book concludes and another ensues, the Looking-Glass offers a much different view. Though Alice’s Wonderland was all upside-down,her Looking-Glass House is quite inside-out. Reflections from the outside looking in-to,are literal albeit a slightly new view.But what awaits
I live in the upside-down where the both+ands far outnumber the either-ors, where life is slow and simple, where all feedback is esteemed relevant, where I seek to embrace challenge and not escape from
Tonight, the both+ands: Wanting to stay in this very moment of space and time, no tasks, no requirements, no expectations. & Wanting to experience progress faster, for purpose and for impact, for positive change
My diagnosis was my dead-end. . . .It stopped me in my tracks. . . .It interrupted my trajectory. . . .It stalled my progress.It halted me to a stand-still. It got in the way. . . .Unexpected. .
This quote by Brene Brown struck me today. How true it is that the small moments matter. The 5 minutes of now. The space between the memories and the what-ifs. The seconds. The seemingly
Really think about the answer to this question:“What happens inside yourself when you hear authenticity (even if it is hard to hear)?” Now this one:“What happens inside yourself when you hear inauthenticity (even if