Letting Go...To Grasp What Really Matters
“It’s been a long, cold and lonely winter, little darlin’ It feels like years since you’ve been here. Here comes the sun, little darlin’ Here comes the sun, I say It’s all right It’s all right.” –George Harrison, Here Comes the Sun I have it in me to look over my daughter’s shoulder and make sure she stays on top…
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“Stop asking: Am I good enough? Ask only Am I showing up with love? Life is not a straight line it’s a downpour of gifts, please — hold out your hand.” –Julia Fehrenbacher “Just because they asked, doesn’t mean you have to do it,” my husband said when I told him a prestigious company wanted to work with me. I’d…
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“I kept falling over I kept looking backward I went broke believing That the simple should be hard. All we are, we are All we are, we are And every day is a start of something beautiful.” –Matt Nathanson, All We Are I don’t remember dates, years, or numbers, but I remember feelings, images, and moments. This occurred to me…
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“Hold Hold on Hold on to me ‘Cause I’m a little unsteady A little unsteady.” –X Ambassadors, Unsteady A few days before Christmas my phone rang. It was my dear friend calling. I predicted she’d received the gift I’d sent, along with a letter of encouragement. It was the kind of letter I would want to receive in the midst…
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I am a walker. My mom instilled the walking routine in me starting in grade school, and ever since then, it has been my therapy. Whether as a high school student, a special education teacher, a pregnant mother, or a fulltime author, I walk away my troubles; I walk towards peace. As my daughters grew, I began to invite them…
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“If you look into the distance, there’s a house upon the hill Guiding like a lighthouse to a place where you’ll be Safe to feel at grace ’cause we’ve all made mistakes If you’ve lost your way. I will leave the light on.” —Tom Walker, I Will Leave the Light On My greatest teacher in 2017, and quite possibly my…
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There’s a woman fumbling down a dark hallway. She’s getting up, not for herself, but for those who count on her. “I… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
“Don’t you worry your pretty little mind,
People throw rocks at things that shine,
And life makes love look hard.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
I’ve been running from stillness for as long as I can remember. Doing, helping, planning, executing—that’s my comfo… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…