Be a Stand Out!

When you feel like you don’t fit in that is the time to stand out. This is really hard for women. We’re taught all our lives to fit in. And when we feel like we don’t fit in, we aren’t comfortable enough with who we really are and letting that show. This is something that takes a lot of practice, ample doses of courage, and just doing it over and over again until we feel comfortable with standing out. stand out I have found that the very moment we feel most vulnerable and “different” is actually the most critical... [Read more]

Hold Your Own Hand

Sometimes, you know those times, when you feel like a motherless child, and maybe you are, you’ve got to dig deep, you’ve got to excavate, and be a mother to yourself. You’ve got to learn self-care, self-love, self-nurturance. Nurse your way back. Hold your own hand. nurture the breeze in your own heart There is an internal mother who cares for you. She resides deep inside you. She’s that Light that won’t go out no matter what.  Read More →

Face Your Truth

Sometimes we don’t want to do the work that’s required of us to get through a difficult stage or to reach a new height. Do it anyway. You show up for everyone else’s life, don’t you? So show up for yours — show up for yourself, for your life, for your own salvation & redemption. Do what it takes to be true to you. To do that, you’ve got to face the Truths that you’ve left behind. "...awareness can be lonely...recognition too hard..." Open the door.  Read More →

Are You Afraid of the Dark?

Many of us are afraid of the dark. Yet, it is in the dark that we will find we are about to go somewhere new, about to learn, see, and discover something of tremendous value. Clarity comes from the darkness bringing something new. At times it seems as if the dark is unrelenting, too much, too strong, that we cannot handle what we must see or experience. But the dark has a way of making you see. It’s potency can shatter you but that’s how you rebuild. The dark has a way of saying “I see you cry. And you will cry yet again. And some... [Read more]

Honor the Fear, Sadness, Confusion and Anger

Learn to honor all of your emotions. Look for the Openings Our culture devalues emotions like fear, sadness, confusion, and anger. These emotions are valuable because they are right for you at the moment you are experiencing them. We are often tempted to stuff these emotions down, anesthesize them, dull them and deny them. Why? The full spectrum of emotions exists because each one has enormous merit. They have the potential to create turning points in your life, to develop your spirit, to elicit seminal moments of clarity for you. I want to encourage... [Read more]

Where are you? It’s one of three places.

Everything has a beginning, a middle, and an end. Everything. Remind yourself of this simple idea next time you are struggling, confused, or stuck. Take the time to think about where you might be on any particular issue that you are working on. By doing so, you might find that the answer can give you the perspective and the liberation you need. Is it a beginning? Are you at the mid-point? Are you nearing the end?  Read More →

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