Monthly Archives: August 2025

Live Your Best Life

“The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.” -Henry David Thoreau Life could slip right through your fingers in an instant. It’s wild to think of it. But the point is that once you gain perspective on your life and your value, it’s hard to stick around in places thatContinue reading “Live Your Best Life”

Pure Awareness

“Life needs to be experienced fully, not only in its sweetest, easiest moments. This is what mindfulness is all about—being here and now, with pure awareness of our experiences.” – Jennifer Burger Ms. Burger is preaching! When I’m working in jobs I don’t love or in environments that don’t sustain me, I feel like myContinue reading “Pure Awareness”

Human Freedom

“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” -Viktor E. Frankl There’s a part of me that is overwhelmed by this, and there’s a part of me that so deeply feels theContinue reading “Human Freedom”

Curious and Creative Thinkers

“The best ideas rarely arise in one isolated mind, but rather develop in networks of curious and creative thinkers.” -Esther Perel I like how Esther says this. Curious and creative thinkers are fun to be around. I love hearing people’s new ideas. I love being able to incorporate those ideas, even if not right away.Continue reading “Curious and Creative Thinkers”

Be the Bridge

“We do not think ourselves into new ways of living, we live ourselves into new ways of thinking.”― Richard Rohr Found this guy, Richard Rohr, love what he has to share. He has a lot of talks on YouTube. I wouldn’t call myself a fan just yet. It’s all very new to me. What I likeContinue reading “Be the Bridge”

New Eyes

“Every sunset is an opportunity to reset. Every sunrise begins with new eyes.” -Richie Norton Wow, today required a lot of intentional peace. Thankfully, peace found me where I was. And tomorrow will bring me new joys and new moments of peace. This is why resets are literally my favorite. How was your day? Today,Continue reading “New Eyes”

Solitude Sunday -A Place Where You Can Be Human

“Without great solitude, no serious work is possible.” — Pablo Picasso Perfect quote for my Sunday Solitude. I dragged myself out of bed and allowed my Sunday chores to come along as slowly as I wanted them to. I stared at the sky. I listened to my daughter tell stories to my husband. I wasContinue reading “Solitude Sunday -A Place Where You Can Be Human”

A Bit of a Romantic

“The personal life deeply lived always expands into truths beyond itself.” -Anais Nin It’s so much better to romanticize your life. Finding ways to make miserable things have a bit of sparkle is what works. There’s a song from the original Mary Poppins titled A Spoonful of Sugar that taught me young how to doContinue reading “A Bit of a Romantic”