Unlike cows, we can change what we like and what we do everyday. If grass doesn’t cut it anymore, we can eat nuts, fruit, or chicken instead. If making milk isn’t resonating, we can choose woodworking, writing, or music making. We also get to choose our thoughts,…
Something I’ve observed as of late: We like to put up gates and limitations on what our spouses or kids should try. “That’s just what you need, another project.” “Finish what you started.” “You already tried something like that and it didn’t work.”…
Yesterday I talked about living fully awake. What does that look like for you? Here are a few things that make me feel fully awake to life. They seem to SLOW time for me, and make my heart burst with warmth, energy, and excitement. Nature:…
I heard this phrase in a video (about one of my favorite books) I watched two days ago… and it immediately grabbed me and held on. Now I can’t stop thinking about it, rumbling it around in my mind like marbles in a hand – over…
We often forget that ideas ACTUALLY shape our life. We live and move based on the cumulation of ideas we currently have bouncing and rambling about in our heads. Some ideas are helpful, some are not. Some have taken you this far in life but are no longer helpful…
I like you and I know why. I like you because you are so easy to like! You are like-able. I like you because when I tell you something that is important to me, you fold it up somewhere deep inside you and never whisper a…
Something I have found fascinating for a while is this: we believe whatever we say about ourselves on a regular basis. And when we believe it, we also act it out. For example, if I’m constantly declaring myself to be shy, “I’m shy,” I…
I get asked by a lot of moms about balance. “How do you balance all the things?” “I don’t have the time to write, or blog, or paint like you do because of the kids and our schedule.” The truth is, I don’t either. The…
If you wanted to be brave, what would you stop doing and what would you start doing? If you wanted to be awe-filled, what would you notice, and what would you take time for? If you wanted to be encouraged, what would you decide to…
While watching a documentary called Life with my son, I became fascinated by the superpowers animals seem to have. For instance, I found my mouth gaping open watching a pebble toad literally bounce down the wall of a stone cliff to escape a tarantula attack, it’s body ricochetting off…
