So, in staying true to my commitment to sharing my process, this blog is me sharing my most recent growing pains. And I say ‘pains’ because growth is rarely comfortable… especially when it surrounds emotionally charged topics like race.
Read MoreAs you get into the personal development (and even spiritual development world), it can be easy to begin to alienate certain parts of yourself. To see them as bad and something to get rid of. We want to change our negative patterns, conquer our limiting beliefs, and quickly get over uncomfortable emotions. We strive to do the work to move through it all… be above it all.
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Each year brings its own set of blessings, challenges, and lessons to learn and 2019 was certainly no exception. As we head into 2020, I can’t help but reflect on what I’ve accomplished, what I’ve overcome, and the lessons I want to carry with me into the New Year.
Read MoreAt 34 years old, I found myself jobless and living with my parents. From the outside, it easily looked like another failure to launch story. But really it was a third-life crisis story.
Read MoreOne glimpse of the work and the frustration we’ll go through to bring our idea into the world, and it’s enough to make us not want to do it. To put it aside for another day. To save it for later.
Read MorePerhaps what life is really trying to show us – through all the plot twists and turns – is how to heal ourselves.
Read MoreMaybe that’s ultimately what life is trying to teach us – that it isn’t about living our best-laid plans. Maybe through all its twists and turns, life’s main goal is to actually free us from them.
Read MoreWe may deny the uncomfortable emotions that arise in our life… we can push them back down and refuse the experience. But that doesn’t mean they go away. They stay buried inside us, patiently waiting their turn to surface.
Read MoreMaybe moving on isn’t about never looking back, but instead seeing our life as a continuous path. Each step – whether it be forward, sideways, or backwards – was still a step we had to take to progress. There are no deviations.
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