The other day I purchased tulips. Not just one bouquet, but two. It’s rare that I buy fresh flowers and I couldn’t decide between the crimson and the violet, so I figured why not do both. When I first brought these beautiful spring flowers home their petals were tight and the stems were upright in […]
The snow crunched underneath my boots and the cold air hit the back of my lungs with a vengeance. One foot in front of the other, I watched as my legs miraculously carried me one step closer to the summit. My heart pounded and my eyes squinted in the snow white winter sunlight. Body heavy […]
Decolonize (v.) To release from rulership To allow (a colony) to become self-governing or independent To free a colony to become self-governing or independent I used to avoid conflict like the plague. I genuinely believed that if I spoke up for myself, if I preferred something different than someone I loved or if I showed […]
I sat in my living room as the sounds grew hollow, each piece of furniture removed seemed to leave a vacuum where it once was. As I watched the sunlight flicker and the birds chirp outside my window a catalogue of memories passed through my mind: the summer my husband and I got married, the […]
“‘No’ is a complete sentence.” -Anne Lamott Every few months my life requires a major overhaul. From the outside it may not look like much is changing at all, but internally I’m getting out my ninja moves, rolling up my sleeves and going back to the drawing board on everything from work to relationships, health […]
“The essence of generosity is letting go. Pain is always a sign that we are holding on to something–usually ourselves. When we feel unhappy, when we feel inadequate, we get stingy; we hold on tight. Generosity is an activity that loosens us up. By offering whatever we can–a dollar, a flower, a word of encouragement–we […]
The Sunday morning air was cool on my freshly washed cheeks and there was a thin layer of fog on the Redwoods. My body ached with the tension of airplane travel, but I was grateful to be out for a walk with my dad. We found our way, like we always do, catching each other […]