Surrender to Your Longing

If you’re yearning for something, really longing for it, it can become obsessive. It can make you sad, impatient, distracted. You’re always ruminating. It’s all you think about. You want it so much.
Remember: yearning is not a problem to solve; it’s something to surrender to.
Just accept that you’re longing for something. Just accept.
I [...]

Little Birds — Symbols for Life

“The language of birds is very ancient, and like other ancient modes of speech, very elliptical: little is said, but much is meant and understood.” ~ Gilbert White
Today my house is surrounded by “little birds” and I love it. I continue to be inspired by and spoken to by little birds on a regular basis. When I [...]

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.
There is an internal mother who cares for you. She [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Are You Obsessing About the Right Thing?

If you are going to obsess about anything, do not obsess about your insecurities, areas for development, or weaknesses. You already know enough about those, don’t you?
Try this instead.
If you must obsess, obsess about why you are here, what is your purpose, and your life’s passion.

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