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02/10/2022

There’s something I find incredibly soothing about red dirt. Maybe it’s due to my desert roots. Or my childhood summers camping in Southern Utah. Do you have a nature ‘feature’ that feels most like home to you?
Photo of the rooster that followed us all over this red dirt trail in Waimea Canyon, Kauai, HI. (Even tried to get in the car)

01/25/2022

Due to the nature of his work, my husband gets tested for multiple pathogens on a weekly basis. This last Saturday he was sent home first thing in the morning, after being told he tested positive for COVID but needed to get a more official test done to confirm. Although we are all vaccinated in our home, he stayed isolated until repeat results were received. Thankfully, two repeat PCRs ultimately came back negative late last night. However, I found myself surprised by some feelings that came up in the meantime. I felt deeply sad. Not just over the multitude of sad things going on around me. No, I found myself remembering the feelings I felt while we were separated. Not from a place of being triggered. In fact, I wasn’t even triggered or anxious about the time he was spending isolated in our room (with a tv and a phone and a computer to himself). I just felt sad and grief. Sat in the remembering in a way I haven’t before. Before getting his results back, we went for a distanced and masked walk last night. I let the tears fall as I told him how I’d been feeling. He listened, and validated, and wished he could give me a hug. The thing is, I felt gratitude that we could have that moment. He was here. Present. The tears fell from sadness and love and vulnerability. The gratitude didn’t take away the grief. These aren’t mutually exclusive feelings. Just like the recovery and connection we enjoy today doesn’t take from the pain we’ve experienced through our past. ❤️ Your feelings are valid too, and I hope you’ll allow yourself space to notice and sit with them. 💕 pc: me- please do not use without permission

01/23/2022

Imagine this: You see someone, a friend, sitting in a chair and being walked around by a bully. This person is circling them and just saying the meanest things. Sometimes they are little, snide comments. Things like "Your nose is kinda funny." Other times they are more outright "Why do you even try? There's no point. You never do any good and you should be ashamed of that." Just picture this sort of scenario. What would you do? Would you step in and stand up for that person in the chair? Would it make a difference if they were a friend or stranger? What about even if they were an enemy? Let's say you saw this go on for five minutes or so. Does it make you uncomfortable? It should. Now, imagine that person in the chair is you. How does that make you feel? And the person walking circles, saying all the bad things about you? Well, that's also you.

Friends, we are often our biggest bullies, and yet we deserve to be our own safe place. Let's remember to be safe for ourselves... to talk kindly to ourselves, to listen to and trust ourselves. This is what will bring serenity and peace amidst chaos.

01/22/2022

“We feel better with the certainty of misery than the misery of uncertainty.” Who can relate? 🙋‍♀️ I distinctly remember the moment I noticed myself sabotaging my own wellness because ‘feeling safe’ felt more scary and ‘less safe’ than actually ‘feeling unsafe’ This particular quote was found in the book “What Happened to You: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing” by Bruce Perry, MD PhD and as part of a discussion on why survivors of abuse often find themselves in abusive relationships.
While I’m here to tell you that this is true, I am also here to tell you that it can be healed from. You can break that chain. It’s uncomfortable, sometimes confusing, and scary. It’s also liberating.

09/26/2019

We recently experienced a very close loss in our family. We often talk about grief in the context of waves- how it comes and goes in waves, how sometimes they are small and sometimes they are overwhelming and you feel like you’re drowning or they get you all turned around. We talk about letting waves wash over us and about riding the waves.
This week I’ve had another visual of grief in my mind. One I’ve had come to me before, and that I feel is equally applicable...
Grief is like mud. Moving through it is hard and sticky and difficult and also muscle-building. Sitting in it can be kind of cozy and even restful and even possibly toxin-releasing (we use mud masks a lot in our house). There is healing power in the mud. In the grief. Whether you move or whether you sit. And sometimes grief is just plain paralyzing. That’s okay too. Just keep breathing and you’ll be able to go on again in time. 💕

09/11/2019

“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities; in the expert’s mind there are few.”-Suzuki Roshi
What if the dropping our notions of how things *should* be, or how they were, allows us to feel the freedom of experiencing life anew? Many twelve step programs have an emphasis on surrender and letting go. This isn’t just about controlling a situation. It’s about freeing our minds of false realities and expectations, and opening our selves to intuition and a ‘beginner’s mind’ where we don’t know everything and we don’t take things for granted.

08/29/2019

We breathe, so that we may have the air to give when others are in need.
This is for you, my friends, who are in need of that air right now. May you borrow some of what I’ve been able to receive this week. 💕

05/20/2019

For today’s Mindfulness Monday, take a moment to reflect on the important women in your life. What do they do that inspires you? What can you learn from them? How do you feel being around them? Being mindful of the role models in your life, and the people you surround yourself with, can help you be intentional in becoming your best self. Take a moment to consider the people you surround yourself with. Tag at least one of those women below and write them a quick note of gratitude or compliment. Guaranteed it’ll brighten both your days! 😘

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