Might not be today; might not be tomorrow; might take a while and a lot of work. But it’s growing, so hang in there.

You’re wading into the currents, making a shift, facing the big thing.

Don’t forget about the Resistance.

On acting every day, in at least one small way, as if everything you want is already coming true…

Sometimes you don’t realize the full weight of a burden until it’s lifted. And then comes joy, relief, bubbling happiness. Onto the savoring and celebration!

Managing the mind is a task for the daring and living.

The amazing, magical, painful, joyful reality and grace of life is everything matters, and everything is connected, and there is rarely a tidy separation between the hard times and best times.

Staring at a blank page. Cursor blinking. Unknown and possibility ahead.

Will you let the fear stop you, or will you be brave, creative, persistent, and generous, and get started with your work?

As someone who has been very passionate and has also been very lost in the dark and unsure, I am so happy to know my actions will allow me to experiment and stumble across possibilities I couldn’t have thought up without trying things. Then as I go, passion will find me and grow.

Last night, as I was sitting watching the 4th of July fireworks, I started thinking about their mesmerizing quality and the effect they have on time.

On the tools and dedicated practices that keep us free.
I want to pay the dues for my freedom, not because I will always feel like paying them in every moment and scenario, but because my life without this freedom is so much worse. 

The itch of the liminal space, with its difficulty AND its gifts.

The best work we can do with our lives, with any and all the days and time we get, is love.

Imagine on the bright side, not the dark side.
What if exactly who you are is exactly what this place is missing?

On stacking up one tiny thing after another.

What do you really wish for? Do you believe in it?

What if we thought more about the wildest, sparkliest, BEST adventure that could possibly come true?

On the gifts and opportunities that can only come from rejection. Just because you’ve failed doesn’t mean you’re done; this is only the beginning.

And knowing you’re on your life’s right path, for your most aligned self and values.

Every single baby step deserves celebration. Self-flagellation won’t ever take you far. Self-celebration gets you all the way, baby.

Sometimes we — people in general — aren’t ready to hear advice. Sometimes no matter how constructive the criticism, it won’t land. The openness must come first. When we are ready and willing to get curious and consider change, then we can begin to notice and pick up on opportunity. Then we can listen and really hear.