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Childlike Wonder
Childlike wonder, where everything, especially the trivial things truly are important. The older I get the more I crave the simplicity of being. Exhausted by the hustle, the grind of making things happen, my desire for 2026 is to rest in alignment. This feels like the difference between walking on an inclined treadmill rather than
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Solo Trippin’
As I recounted the details of a trip to South Africa to a dear friend, I mentioned that I flew domestically from Cape Town to Johannesburg. “But you like that, you don’t mind traveling alone.” I may not mind it, but it is not my preference. It is my sense of adventure, my penchant for
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In the arena
I completed a thing. Have you ever started an endeavor, but did not know the how, the why, or the when? I followed a curiosity simple as that. During the process, I became intimidated and fearful wondering if I was out of my league or trying for something beyond my grasp. Amid these feelings, I
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Release
There are things going on in the world. There are things going on in our personal lives. There are things that are heavy and bulky, that often feel way too large for our overextended arms to carry. We may have learned to manage and maneuver the sharp edges of life because, isn’t that what we
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Finding joy in hard seasons
I just left the doctor’s office. Nothing big is going on, but you know how these things go. Listening to the person practicing medicine diagnose, prescribe, and move on to the next patient waiting in the room next to you. This post is not against doctors or science or medicine. I am grateful to those
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A Summer of Rest
I keep getting this one question over and over. For some reason, I cannot remember anyone asking me this since I was a schoolgirl. Maybe I just don’t remember being asked, because I made a practice of living life at super speed, so I could rattle off the answer to this question without hesitation. But
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Blue Suspenders
June 17, 2023 I showed up ready for the transformation. Wow, that sentence is giving me life. I was referring to the process of changing my hair from its naturally curly state to straight; reading the words “I showed up ready for the transformation” just hit with an unexpected impact. I would say that I
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Happy Father’s Day
I have two dads. A 30-year-old conversation revolutionized my perception and thereby my life. When I was about 10 years old, I was playing at a friend’s home. Her father asked me a few questions about what my dad did for a living. I replied with an overly drawn-out story about the woes of growing
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Respite for the soul
There is something healing about pretty things and words. The comingling of art and language produces a world of dreamy possibilities. I believe that each can absolutely stand on their own, but the downright deliciousness of the pairing opens portals to our heart. “A picture is worth a thousand words” advertising executive Fred R. Barnard
Jodi's Joy
"Count it all joy…"