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We are surrounded by so much noise. Noise about the big things like the state of our economy, and the destruction of our...
10/07/2025

We are surrounded by so much noise. Noise about the big things like the state of our economy, and the destruction of our planet, and the growing divides between the humans who inhabit it. Noise about the small things like ideal protein percentages, and screen time recommendations, and proper sleep hygiene. There are portals and accounts and apps and so many passwords. There are notifications and reminders and endless messages and emails. There are a lot of opinions, a lot of "experts", and a lot of information - much of which is often conflicting - coming at us all of the time.

This is an exhausting and overstimulating time to be alive. If you are a parent right now, that is multiplied exponentially.

So if you are tired, know that you are not alone. And don't underestimate the power of a long exhale, a moment of sun on your skin, or the fleeting glimpse of a sunset to create a much needed pause in the midst of all. this. noise. 🩷

September always feels like an overlap of two opposing seasons for me. Somehow it integrates the warm, freshness of sum...
09/01/2025

September always feels like an overlap of two opposing seasons for me. Somehow it integrates the warm, freshness of summer with the cool, coziness of fall and allows us to appreciate both what has been and what will come simultaneously.

September feels like a visceral reminder of impermanence and the natural process of adaptation and transition. It gives us permission to lean into and appreciate our current life season while gently transitioning us for the next.

In many ways, our lives are a perpetual September 💛

This summer felt a bit like I was just hanging on. I had underestimated the amount of parental driving involved for an u...
09/01/2025

This summer felt a bit like I was just hanging on.

I had underestimated the amount of parental driving involved for an unlicensed teenager with a busy summer job. I had underestimated the amount of sleep lost when the teenaged sporting events (and parties!) don't even start until 8:30 or 9pm but their work shifts start at 6am. I had underestimated the degree of adjustment to having a college kid return home for the summer after 8 months of independent living and the process of everyone trying to find their relationship footing again. And I definitely underestimated the length of my work weeks this summer.

In hanging on, a lot got let go. And I noticed myself saying or thinking "I'm so disappointed in myself for letting the house get so out of control, letting my excercise routine fall apart, letting my work days get too long, etc". It is easier to maintain something you have established than to clean up the mess that results from letting established practices or routines go and finding the energy, time, and motivation to re-establish them.

One thing I find helpful when we can't shift the experience we are having, however, is to shift the way we relate to our experience. In this case, I was able to shift the way I related to this experience by reminding myself that I could be disappointed IN myself...which means I am relating to myself with judgement and blame, or I can be disappointed FOR myself ...which means I am relating to myself with self-compassion and support. The work of re-establishing what was let go remains the same. But the inner dialogue while doing so shifts from "You are so stupid. How did you let this happen?" to "I'm sorry. It's hard to be in this space again".

When we struggle to shift what we are experiencing, we can, instead, try to shift how we relate to it ❤️

When you discover one of the kiddos you worked with quietly moved the baby octopus out of your office to be with the big...
07/14/2025

When you discover one of the kiddos you worked with quietly moved the baby octopus out of your office to be with the big octopus in the waiting area AND tucked a mini tootsie roll from the candy dish into its teeny tiny te****le, your heart smiles a bit ❤️

Monday morning reminder for me that empathy, care, and tenderness are ever-present in this world too.

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