Today I celebrated my wedding anniversary. It was easy. The celebrating is the easy part. The hard part is all the hard work in between, but I still choose us.
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Natural Hair
“I love my hair because it’s a reflection of me, and me is beautiful” – Zendaya It took some time to grow my perm out and learn to love my natural hair but here I am 12 years later with my curl wild and free. The truth is there have been a few times I satContinue reading “Natural Hair”
So Absolutely Free
“The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.” -Albert Camus I’m interested in Mr. Camus. I don’t know his works yet, which is strange because he is often grouped with existential writers. And I tend to appreciate existential ideas.Continue reading “So Absolutely Free”
Write Your Story
“If you want to change the world, write your story. If you want to heal the world, share it.” – Unknown And that’s exactly what I do. Life can make you feel helpless. It can make you feel like browbeating is your only option. But the truth is the arts are always and will alwaysContinue reading “Write Your Story”
Time, but Not Too Deep
“The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once.” -Albert Einstein But maybe it does happen all at once. People have said your entire life flashes before your eyes. But let’s not get too deep. I think the best way to go about time is to find ways to enjoy it.Continue reading “Time, but Not Too Deep”
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”
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”
I Have Stood on the Peaky Mountain
“I have been in Sorrow’s kitchen and licked out all the pots. Then I have stood on the peaky mountain wrapped in rainbows, with a harp and sword in my hands.” -Zora Neale Hurston I was trying to think of Ms. Hurston’s name this weekend at a writing group I attend. I had to lookContinue reading “I Have Stood on the Peaky Mountain”
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