So much gratitude for my “birthday moon” tonight, as a friend called it – the most beautiful, bright, full moon – to close out my 30th year and welcome in a new one. I am back in Wyoming, where the solace of wide open space speaks most clearly to my heart right now, and I know this is exactly where I am supposed to be. Grateful, as always, for the journey, and the reminders from…
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I can’t seem to keep my nose out of any of Brené Brown’s books lately (or her TED talk, or her two episodes on Oprah’s Super Soul Sunday), and I recently came across this in her book, Daring Greatly: “Joy comes to us in moments – ordinary moments. We risk missing out on joy when we get too busy chasing down the extraordinary. Scarcity culture may keep us afraid of living small, ordinary lives, but when…
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“Life is unfolding as it should.” One of my high school English teachers, Mrs. Hargreaves, said that in class one day and I never forgot it. I remember writing it in the margin of my notebook and I still find much comfort in it to this day. I’m currently obsessed with Ben Howard’s album, Every Kingdom, and the funny thing is that I’ve been falling in love with Howard’s sweet voice for some time, and didn’t really put the…
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It’s Saturday night at my parent’s house and we’re having a pulled pork Packers party, cheering for our beloved team in the playoffs. I plop down right next to my sister on the couch. “Owwww!” she cries grabbing her arm and glaring at me, “That hurt, your jeans scratched me!” She swats me. It’s my turn, “Ow!” How old are we? Some things never change. We turn our attention to football and stay happily squished together…
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