Over the years, I have tried to fit myself into all the “right” and “acceptable” boxes. Straight-A student? Check. Model employee? Check. Perfect Christian? Check. I attempted to tick all the right boxes as a way of ensuring I would…
Several years ago I took one of the biggest leaps of my life and left the security of my job and my faith community. My reasons for doing so were many but chief among them was the life I was…
One of the main reasons people stay stuck in situations they KNOW need to change is an underlying belief they can’t do it. There is usually a story about why changing isn’t possible even if it’s absolutely necessary. Today, I…
Several weeks ago I started my morning journaling practice with the words, “I think I might be mildly depressed.” For several days, I had been feeling an undercurrent of despair about my life. In the never-ending up and down cycle…
When the word CHOICE presented itself as my word for 2017 I was a bit confused. In the past, my word has almost always been a verb. As such, I kept trying to make my word CHOOSE. But it wouldn’t…