Jealousy is my Greatest Teacher

About six months ago, I found myself in the deep, painful clutches of jealousy. It felt like there were walls going up all around. Thick walls, without windows sealing me in and hiding me from view. Inside this fortress, I began to unravel, my heart aching for something I was yearning for. Almost immediately, I … Read more

The Beauty in Showing Up Messy

I have been planning this post, but I almost didn’t publish it today. See, I told myself, no one reads posts published after 8 am. Subtext: Good writers have their posts up by 8 am. It is 1 o’clock in the afternoon. You are not good. You do not deserve to be read. Try again tomorrow. This is a post … Read more

A Declaration in Self-Care

We teach other people how to treat us. That we surround ourselves with the love we believe that we deserve. That the way that we treat ourselves sets the baseline for all of our relationships. The relationship that we have with ourselves is the most important relationship of our lifetime. Yet, so many of us are too … Read more

The Dance of Comparison

I know that feeling – tight chest, eyes brimming. The wondering, as you begin to become more and more nervous. The wondering. Scanning the Facebook pictures. Re-reading the website. Watching. Wondering. When silently, you are telling yourself: She has it easier than me. She’s got it all figured out. She’s better. She’s more worthy.  And then … Read more

The Pleasure in Permission

I want my life to feel like :: organic cotton everything, colors so vibrant it’s almost as if you could taste them, the perfect weight of a down comforter. The slow, casual stroll through the grocery story, popping things in my cart as they appeal to me. The preparing of the brussels sprouts for a … Read more