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8 August 2026: Sometimes The Hardest Part Of Leaving Survival Is Learning Not To Distrust What Doesn’t Hurt Today an old...
09/01/2026

8 August 2026: Sometimes The Hardest Part Of Leaving Survival Is Learning Not To Distrust What Doesn’t Hurt

Today an old thought showed up:

"I don't deserve this."

And for a while, the tears came.

But then I looked at the evidence of my life today.

The love.
The support.
The peace.
The boundaries.
The woman I've become.

And I remembered:

Old programming can speak without being true.

Sometimes growth isn't another thing we need to accomplish.
Sometimes growth is simply learning to receive the goodness that has already arrived.

I don't have to argue with every old thought.
I can look at what is true now.

And maybe tell my brain to grab some snacks, climb in the backseat & enjoy the ride.

7 August 2026: Something Can Require My Attention Without Requiring All Of MeToday began with a beautiful morning of ref...
08/30/2026

7 August 2026: Something Can Require My Attention Without Requiring All Of Me

Today began with a beautiful morning of reflection.

I looked back over where I was a few years ago compared with where I am today and found myself thinking:

I had no idea how far I had come.

Then LIFE happened.

An unexpected situation needed attention.

Calls.
Questions.
Research.

And I was reminded of something important:

Living your best life doesn't mean difficult or frustrating things stop happening.
It means those things no longer have to own your entire day.

Handle what needs attention.
Ask the questions.
Take the next step.
Then come home to yourself.

A good life isn't a life without disruption. It's a life where disruption no longer gets the whole house.

6 August 2026: You Are Allowed To Enjoy What You Worked So Hard To CreateToday held a little bit of everything.Work.Crea...
08/30/2026

6 August 2026: You Are Allowed To Enjoy What You Worked So Hard To Create

Today held a little bit of everything.

Work.
Creativity.
Family.
A birthday.
A porch swing.
Laughter.
Good food.
Coloring.
And a whole lot of rest.

I used to think a good day had to be measured by everything I accomplished.

Not anymore.

Sometimes a good day is simply one where you were present enough to enjoy it.

The older I get, the more I understand:

Presence is the gift.

So today I worked when it was time to work.
Celebrated when it was time to celebrate.
Rested when my body asked me to rest.
And enjoyed the life happening right in front of me.

That's a win.

5 August 2026: Sometimes The Inner Child Wants Her Crayons BackThe inner child doesn’t always need to be healed. Sometim...
08/30/2026

5 August 2026: Sometimes The Inner Child Wants Her Crayons Back

The inner child doesn’t always need to be healed. Sometimes she just wants her crayons back.

Today I decided to honor my inner child! I'm done working. Not because every task was finished. Not because the world stopped needing things. Simply because I decided it was time to enjoy my life.

My choices?

A real coloring book with real crayons or curling beneath a blanket with a good book.

The book won.
Although apparently my body chose sleep.

And you know what?
I let it.

I'm learning that self-care doesn't have to wait until I'm completely depleted.

Rest doesn't need to be earned. Play isn't wasted time. And sometimes growth looks like putting the work away & giving yourself permission to simply BE.

Self-care is not selfish. And neither is joy.

4 August 2026: A Hard Day Does Not Return You To The BeginningToday some old programming showed up. Loudly. And for a wh...
08/30/2026

4 August 2026: A Hard Day Does Not Return You To The Beginning

Today some old programming showed up. Loudly. And for a while, I let the thoughts feel bigger than the facts.

But here is what I realized:

Growth doesn't mean old fears never knock again.
Growth means recognizing them sooner.
Checking what is actually true.
Using the tools you've learned.
Letting yourself cry.
Accepting support.
And finding your way back.

Alignment isn't never getting scattered. Alignment is knowing how to return things to their rightful place.

Today wasn't failure.
It was practice.

And perhaps that's what healing really looks like sometimes.

Not perfection.

Return.

3 August 2026: Listen Your body doesn’t have to scream before you are allowed to listen.Today was Girls Day.Work. Friend...
08/25/2026

3 August 2026: Listen

Your body doesn’t have to scream before you are allowed to listen.

Today was Girls Day.

Work.
Friendship.
Laughter.
Lunch.
Errands.
Massage.
Conversation.

And then I climbed into my truck & started looking for my keys while the truck was already running.

Yep.
Message received.
HOME.

There was a time when I probably would have pushed through.

One more stop.
One more task.
One more thing.

Not anymore.

I'm learning that self-care isn't something I earn after I've completely exhausted myself.

My body is allowed to say: Enough for today.

And I am allowed to listen.

I spent years learning how to keep going.

Now I'm learning when to stop.

That's growth too.

2 August 2026: Recognition & WisdomMaybe it’s time to stop putting your past self on trial.This weekend brought confirma...
08/25/2026

2 August 2026: Recognition & Wisdom

Maybe it’s time to stop putting your past self on trial.

This weekend brought confirmation after confirmation into my life. And one of the greatest realizations wasn't that every decision I've ever made was perfect.

It was realizing that the woman I was back then made the best decisions she could with what she knew, what she had & where she was.

She didn't have today's wisdom.
Today's healing.
Today's hindsight.

But she kept showing up.
She kept loving.
She kept learning.
She kept moving forward.

And maybe healing includes finally saying:

“Thank You” to the woman I used to be for getting me here.

I don't need to judge yesterday's me using today's knowledge.
I can honor her.
Learn from her.
Love her.
And keep going.

Every step you take towards your dreams, Brings you one step closer to your dreams.

1 August 2026: Reflection Isn’t Stopping The Journey…It’s Witnessing The Journey Don’t become so busy building your life...
08/25/2026

1 August 2026: Reflection Isn’t Stopping The Journey…It’s Witnessing The Journey

Don’t become so busy building your life that you never stop to visit what you’ve built.

I am a Go-Go-Go kind of woman. Another idea. Another project. Another goal. Another creation.

Yet today I was reminded of something I sometimes need reminded of:

LOOK HOW FAR YOU HAVE COME.

Sometimes we become so focused on where we're going that we forget to honor the person who walked all those miles to get us here.

Over these past few years, my life has changed in ways I could never have completely planned.

Books have been written. Courses have been created. Dreams have taken form. Healing has happened. Love has arrived. AND ideas continue to flow.

I'm still dreaming.
I'm still building.
I'm still becoming.

But today?

I'm standing still long enough to look around & say:

Thank You God. I see it.

Reflection isn't stopping the journey.

Reflection is witnessing it.

31 July 2026: Building A Life I Love Returning ToAfter an amazing first cruise together, we headed home.And somewhere a...
08/25/2026

31 July 2026: Building A Life I Love Returning To

After an amazing first cruise together, we headed home.
And somewhere along that drive I realized something.

For more than 18 years, I have been "the driver."

The planner.
The decision maker.
The problem solver.
The one making sure everybody gets where they need to go.

And now?

Sometimes I get to sit in the passenger seat.

Not because I CAN'T drive.

Because I finally understand...

I don't always HAVE to.

There is a difference between losing control & trusting someone enough to rest while they help carry the journey.

Then we arrived home & I got to witness children choosing the products I had donated to our local library's summer reading celebration. One little girl's smile absolutely made my day.

And there it was again...the beautiful circulation of life.

Receive.
Enjoy.
Return.
Pour.
Then do it all again from overflow.

Maybe abundance isn't about keeping everything God sends our way.
Maybe abundance becomes even more beautiful when some of it flows THROUGH us.

30 July 2026: You Don’t Need A Cloudless Sky To Know The Sun Has RisenThis morning I got up before most of the cruise sh...
08/15/2026

30 July 2026: You Don’t Need A Cloudless Sky To Know The Sun Has Risen

This morning I got up before most of the cruise ship was awake & went looking for the sunrise.

The sky was cloudy.
I couldn't see everything.
But morning came anyway.

And standing there, I realized how much that resembles life.

Sometimes God doesn't show us the whole picture.
Sometimes we receive a hunch, a lead, an intuition…

Just enough light for the next step.

And maybe that's enough.

Because looking back over my life, I can see something now:

I didn't need the entire map.

I simply needed enough faith to keep walking.

And somewhere along the way...

Healing stopped being my full-time occupation & started returning me to LIVING.

So if your sky feels cloudy today, keep going.

Morning may already be here.

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