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A pair of hands gently cup a glowing stone above folded newspapers, creating a warm contrast. The Other Side of Gratitude Yesterday Yesterday I wrote about a pantry. A laundry tub. A little tree. A dog wagging his tail. And I meant every word. I am grateful for those things. But today… But today I opened my phone. And there it was again. Children pulled from rubble.Hospitals…

A Monday Feeling Home, grief, and the slow return of enough Today I was going to take a break from writing. Monday had other plans. So here I am, sitting with a cup of coffee, staring out the window, starting with nothing but a Monday feeling and a head full of thoughts that apparently didn’t care about my original plan. Grief, still present I talk a lot about grief here. About losing…

Peterisha & Bee-atrix: A Backyard Story On grief, guardianship, and what gets carried forward — written then, understood now GRIEF & GUARDIANSHIP · THEN & NOW A note before we begin I wrote the first version of this before I knew we were truly going to lose the house. Before leaving had a date. Before it had weight. At the time, I was still trying to keep up with writing and sharing and…

June 6th Certain dates stop being just dates, just numbers. At some point they become almost like a whole container. They turn into little boxes on a calendar that somehow end up holding entire lifetimes. This is one of those dates for me. Layered with remembering. I don’t always know how to talk about it because there’s so much sitting on it that if I start pulling at one thread, the whole…

I’m Back. Slowly. On Purpose. (And I’ve Already Started.) A letter to the MTM community. Where I’ve Been These last two years weren’t an end. They were a reckoning.My husband and I lost both of our mothers. Not one. Both. Two losses. Two funerals. Two families scrambling for footing while we tried to hold each other up. There are no words that make that make sense. I’m not going to try…

Pages Before the Pages I’ve been going through old notebooks lately. Not looking for anything in particular — just sorting through what got carried forward from a life that’s been through a lot of seasons. What I found wasn’t what I expected. Not just old feelings.Not just memories. Evidence. Evidence of a person trying to understand herself while she was still living through things she…

🌿 To My Beloved Community: A Soft Pause, A Sacred Thank YouMiracles Through Mayhem Dear Souls, This post has been writing itself in my heart and mind for months—etched into my breath, carved into the quiet between heartbeats. Waiting.It’s been forming in those liminal spaces where words tremble too much to hold,where silence is not empty but full of reverence.Full of prayers I didn’t know I was…

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A Birthday Month Reflection: Growing Through, Holding Close This birthday month isn’t just another marker of time—it’s an unfolding tapestry, a delicate weaving of love and loss, joy and sorrow, past and present. Another year older, another year further from the moments that shaped me, yet never further from the love that built me. I sit with the ache of missing those who once filled my world…

The Unspoken Symphony: Finding Strength in Sensitivity Embracing Vulnerability, Healing, and the Courage to Connect A Comprehensive Exploration of Sensitivity – Part 2 Welcome to Part 2 of The Unspoken Symphony: Finding Strength in Sensitivity. In Part 1, we journeyed through the overwhelming waves of raw emotion. The sensory overload, the heavy weight of caregiving, and the powerful…

The Unspoken Symphony: Finding Strength in Sensitivity Embracing Vulnerability, Healing, and the Courage to Connect A Comprehensive Exploration of Sensitivity – Part 1 Introduction: The First Wave of Overwhelm Some mornings, the world crashes in—a relentless cascade of sounds, scents, and emotions that threatens to break me. I remember one morning when the smell of burnt toast mingled with…

Embracing Change: Resilience Amid Life’s Transitions Losing my mother has been a heartbreak like no other. It leaves me feeling as though the ground beneath me has shifted entirely. At the same time, my family and I have been confined to one level of our house during basement renovations. It’s been cramped, chaotic, and overwhelming. Now, as I see the basement taking shape, I’m caught in a mix…

Healing the Poison: Letting Go of the “Why” to Reclaim Your Power “A monk once said: ‘Imagine being bitten by a snake, and instead of focusing on healing from the poison, you chase the snake to understand why it bit you and to prove that you didn’t deserve it.'” — Art of Poets This timeless wisdom resonates deeply, mirroring a familiar human struggle. When faced with pain – betrayal, loss, the…

Exciting News:The Free Goal Setting Worksheet Is Here! Hey there, rockstars! 🎉 I’ve got some fantastic news to share with you today. Remember that blog post where I promised a powerful worksheet to help you map out your vision and goals for 2025? Well, guess what—it’s finally here! 🙌 This worksheet is designed to help you:✅ Get crystal clear on your dreams and aspirations.✅ Break down your…