“People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost.” -H. Jackson Brown, Jr. I have found my space in this world. I’ve found the things that fill my soul for this season. I’m sure as I grow and mature, new things will spring upContinue reading “Fulfillment is Yours to Own”
Monthly Archives: July 2025
Keeping Your Commitments for Fulfillment
Fulfillment- the achievement of something desired, promised, or predicted. We’ve all been through hard times, but even then, we can still follow through with our commitments to ourselves. I oftentimes say I yes before really thinking about it, but now that Sunday is my day of solitude, I am immediately hesitant about making any plansContinue reading “Keeping Your Commitments for Fulfillment”
Action Over Words
“Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.” -Anton Chekhov This month I was craving deeper fulfillment and greater emotional satisfaction. But listen up, I’m not bringing all that with me into August. I hope you don’t carry it all either. We don’t have to talk inContinue reading “Action Over Words”
Inspired Plans
We’ll be wrapping up July this week, and wow! We made it! I spent today in the sunshine planning out my next few days. Not in detail since the stay-at-home mom life requires flexibility, but just enough to inspire me. There’s a writer who says he writes just enough to keep writing the next day.Continue reading “Inspired Plans”
Sunday Solitude
I took the day to recharge. I took a salt bath and breathed in the scents of my favorite candles. I wandered in stores where I knew I wasn’t going to buy anything and listened to my favorite music on full blast in the car. There was no planned destination. Just a day and aContinue reading “Sunday Solitude”
Sunday Solitude
Tomorrow is Sunday Solitude! I cannot wait. I’m so tired from this week, and I’m ready to get some hours to myself. I got my books and my curiosities, and all the pens and notebooks I could ever need. I’m going to think and not think and sit in silence. I want to laugh, learn,Continue reading “Sunday Solitude”
Rest is Essential for Success
I am several things and all these things want my 100% but I heard something the other day. It was, if you’re everything to everyone, you become nothing. So maybe I don’t have a completed storefront, I started one and I will continue to add to it over time. I don’t have a fully runningContinue reading “Rest is Essential for Success”
Motherhood as a Writer
“Motherhood has a very humanizing effect. Everything gets reduced to essentials.” -Meryl Streep I absolutely love being a mom. I like being around my kids. I enjoy helping them and guiding them toward their best lives while we all learn to navigate this life together. I also have my own dreams and goals, so IContinue reading “Motherhood as a Writer”
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Stories I Like
“After nourishment, shelter, and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.” – Philip Pullman I have always loved imaginative stories. They light up my life and give me so much possibility, hope, and excitement. I like stories of metamorphosis, love, and things that remind me how human I am. I likeContinue reading “Stories I Like”
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