I’m watching the light paint the corner of the living room this morning. The leaves on my ZZ plant are standing tall and shiny, preening under the sun. The books on my shelves are haphazardly arranged, waiting patiently for me to look up from my Kindle or my phone to finally pick one of them […]
I wish for you a year when you throw open the doors to your heart. When you loudly proclaim, “I’m here.” When you softly whisper, “I’m ready.” When you no longer settle for less—from yourself or others. When you take courageous steps—whether they are baby ones or giant leaps. When you no longer shrink yourself to fit in. When you savor life’s gifts—the promise in a sunrise, the joys of a curated playlist […]
Boosters. Face-to-face school. Meals out with friends. Parties to celebrate milestone birthdays. Travel. The Tiny Gratitude Journaling Kit. The Sunday Night Journal Volume 5. Collaborating with @mummywanderoo. Finishing my 50,000-word novel which I completed right on time for its November 30 deadline. This is my short list of 2022’s gifts. How about you? What were the gifts […]
I started practicing gratitude daily during one of the darkest moments in my life—when everything in my life felt like it was falling apart, when the things I thought I could count on (my marriage, my mom, my identity) had shattered like a mirror. The shards I had to pick up reflected back to me […]
It’s weird to talk about seasons in a country which only has two: hot and hotter. (Maybe there should be a third one: hottest!) But something in my spirit connects to the idea of the four seasons. It’s wonderful to witness beautiful evidence of change, of evolution, happening year after year, without human effort or our […]
How do you see fear? For most of us, we look at fear as an enemy, as something to banish from our lives, as a trait that limits us from our potential. She’s so fearless, we say, with hushed, admiring voices. Fear, like stress, is unwanted and therefore something to negate and be replaced by self-belief and […]
