Nature has a lot to teach us. Autumn is a time of letting go, as fruits and veggies ripen to produce new offspring, while leaves gently fall to the ground. This letting go not only helps vegetation survive the winter, it plants the seeds for the eruption of new life in the Spring! The message … Continue reading Release to be Renewed
If I had a life song, to this point I think it'd be "Never Enough" (from The Greatest Showman), because I can never do or achieve enough to satisfy myself. Whether it's my weight on a scale, my pace for a run, how long I hold a handstand, my grades in a class, the "likes" I … Continue reading A Love Letter to Myself
No matter what faces you, YOU are enough! Regardless what the mirror says, You ARE beautiful! Amidst whatever feels fractured or incomplete, You are WHOLE! Whenever you feel or are rejected, You belong, just AS you are! Did you make a mistake or mess up? It's okay. You're human. We ALL do! As insecurities, doubts, … Continue reading A Few Reminders to Brighten Your Day
I don't know about you, but it's super easy for life's busyness, messages, and stresses to cause me to forget who I am, what life's about, and what's True about others. So, I figured I'd share 20 quick Truths I frequently remind myself, and others, about to help us center, calm, and celebrate (I'd love … Continue reading 20 Truths to Remember to Flourish in Life
As long as a single person is lost, I am lost. To try to save myself by getting free from the mass of the damned (Augustine’s massa damnata), and becoming good by myself, is to be both damned and absurd—as well as antichrist. Christ descended into hell to show that He willed to be lost … Continue reading An Exceedingly Helpful Tip for Ending Our Blame and Shame Cycles
Have you ever wanted to die? I distinctly remember sitting on a plane preparing for landing, when it hit a patch of turbulence that jerked us so violently it seemed we would crash. As the other passengers' faces turned to horror with loud gasps and cries, all I could think was: "Yes! Thank God I'm … Continue reading Who are YOU? How Finding Our Identity in Christ Saves Us
Central to the Good News of Jesus the Christ is forgiveness. But, what does that mean? Let’s start with unforgivness. To be unforgiven (in its fullest sense) is to be cut off, excluded, removed, named unworthy, seen as broken, and deemed unloved. Conversely, then, to be forgiven is to be integrated, included, embraced, named as precious, … Continue reading “You are NOT Broken, You are BELOVED” – God: The Gospel of Forgiveness
"You're just yourself. Live with it. Here I am. I'm just me and all I can do is be me. That's the only thing I can do, and I can do it better than anybody else. If I don't do it, nobody will do it. So often we spend our lives trying to be other people. Yet … Continue reading Meditation on Realizing You’re Not a Mistake, But a Miracle
A tendency ... no, an illness in our society I've noticed is we suffer from victimhood. We're told we need a perfect mate to experience real love, the president is to blame for our financial issues, and happiness is found in possessions, money, and status. Check out what Neil deGrasse Tyson, a famous astrophysicist, has … Continue reading Meditation on the Beauty of Living from Realizing You’re Loved, Worthy, and Belong … Period
Can I tell you a secret? You're AMAZING! You are a GIFT! A one of a kind MIRACLE, never seen before and never to be seen again. Why do I say that? Do you have a day? Seriously, I have SO many reasons for trusting this, but in the interest of time I'll name three. … Continue reading Meditation on Remembering You Belong, You’re Worthy, and You’re Loved
Grace and Peace Yoga 