Life From My Perspective.
Twenty-six years ago today, I married my best friend. Life had other plans for our marriage, but not for our friendship. Eleven years after our divorce, we’re still friends, and I think that’s something worth celebrating. I’ve always found it interesting that the word “divorce” carries such a negative connotation. As though it’s automatically synonymous
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Over 20 years ago, when I moved from my first home, one of my greatest sources of stress was having to leave behind all the flower gardens I loved and had worked so hard to create. A few years before that move, these beautiful flowers had mysteriously appeared in my gardens. I remember telling my
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Adversity has a way of showing up uninvited. It shakes things up, throws off our plans, and makes us question everything we thought was steady and certain. Typically we see those moments as setbacks but I’ve come to make an effort to see them differently. Those bumps in the road are often the very first
If you want a different life, you cannot keep waking up as the same person. It sounds simple but it’s actually where we often stay stuck. We wake up, run the same thoughts, feel the same emotions, react the same ways and then wonder why nothing changes. But your life isn’t just happening to you;
The View From Space Changes Everything A good friend of mine has often spoken over the years of the books he’s read and interviews he’s watched of astronauts who have spoken of their experiences. For many, the key takeaway was much less “sciencey” and so very simple: The things we think matter, simply don’t. With
This morning I got pulled over for a rolling stop. Fine: $207. But here’s the thing- by the end of our chat the officer was laughing and said, “I haven’t had enough coffee yet this morning,” and my $207 just bought someone with a tough job a little joy. Honestly? Worth it. Sometimes, the price
Right now, all around you, there’s the seen… and the unseen. Everything you can currently see once began in the unseen, not from whatever came before it, but from pure possibility. Think of your nighttime dreams: one night you’re selling glowsticks at a parade, the next night you’re hosting a feast in a castle. Entire
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21 Years in the Card Aisle A few days ago I stood in the card section of the store. Looking at the birthday cards- Happy Birthday 1 Year Old! .. 2 Year Old .. 6 Year Old! .. The numbers went up and up. With each card that I saw, a picture of you at
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Knowing What Season You’re In: The Space Between Growth There’s a time to grow, and a time to pause: to nurture, refine, and make sure what’s already been planted is being cared for. We live in a world that glorifies constant growth- new goals, new ventures, new achievements. But not every season is meant for
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How Lovely the Loneliness of a Wild Lake It was afternoon, unusually warm for October, and the breeze off Lake Erie carried the familiar mix of freshness and quiet strength. The kind of breeze that tousles your hair and smells faintly of sand, fish, and driftwood. I stood on a rocky stretch of an empty
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Think back for a second- what made you sad as a kid? What made you cry because you didn’t fit in with the “in” crowd? Chances are, that same thing still tugs at your heart today. And funny enough, that’s probably where the door to your blessing is going to open. That blessing will be
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Life these days feels like a constant storm. The news, social media, even conversations with people close to us can stir up so much negativity and anger. It’s easy to get swept into it, to feel like we have to match the energy being thrown our way. But here’s the truth: you don’t have to