Life is often a whirlwind, and finding wisdom in the midst of each year is a great way to direct intention for days to come. For me, uncovering wisdom from 2014 is all about focusing on the time I took to exhale in the middle of it all. It's OK to exhale and relax. I can recall too many times through the years when I questioned or doubted my path, trudging in what seemed like the endless spinning of wheels, all along never considering how vital the path was to my future destination. “Just that maybe … maybe you don’t want to change the story, because you don’t know what a different ending holds.” ~Ann Voskamp, One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are Failures, stalls and redirects are opportunities to move outside of comfort zones and gain new skills and exposure Continue Reading
When We Need Reminded: Change is Good
Her car is packed to the roof-boxes, bags, endless shoes and every comfort a young woman needs to navigate college life in style. Weeks of shopping and preparations culminate to this very moment bursting with adventure and change. She is the last, her way paved by two older brothers who thunderously charged into their future. Hers is the road of quiet reflection and measured action, my “one liner” child with an unexpected humor that explodes laughter with every spontaneous delivery. She doesn’t fit the world’s cookie cutter mold, and her path has not been an easy one. Accepting pieces of life she could not change and plowing through obstacles relentless to bear claim on a young woman’s heart in search of her own significance. The depth of her inner beauty penetrates Continue Reading