Four Essential Ways Wise Women Set Healthier Boundaries
“Every woman that finally figured out her worth, has picked up her suitcases of pride and boarded a flight to freedom, which landed in the valley of change.” - Shannon Alder Boundaries are essential to having healthy relationships at home and work. In working with...
Open this when you are saying, “It’s time for me to thrive.”
“I’m tired of being tired,” she wrote to me. “What do you do when the soil you are planted in isn’t life-giving, but actually toxic?” Another person asked me. “I’m working hard to get my health back and to let go of so much baggage, grief, hurt, and anger,” she shared...
Soul-Nourishing Sunday Gem: the anecdote to “decision fatigue” for a focused, soulful life
When we moved to our new home last August, I had a vision for the front of our house. The former owners had done an incredible job of keeping things beautiful and manicured, but I had a different vision. While our yard was lovely, it wasn’t what I wanted and...
Soul-Nourishing Sunday Gem: The wise, compassionate leadership our children need right now
I can remember the moment, six years ago, when my son started kindergarten. I was like every mom with her first child: I was nervous about how he would be regarded by his teachers and peers. I was nervous if he’d be cared for with kindness. I hoped his teachers...
A Woman’s Peace in Midlife
A Woman’s Peace in Mid-Life The older I get, the less I want, the less I look for approval, the less I base my happiness on circumstances, the less I try to change people, the less I carry, and the more I am aware of the brevity of this life, the more I trust in the...
Love starts with three words
“Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.” - Maya Angelou It might sound hokey if you announced, “This week, I’m going to love myself!” But the older I get, the less I care about appearing “hokey” and the more I care about things like...
Soul-Nourishing Sunday Gem: Everyday Angels Who Encourage You
Soul-Nourishing Sunday Gem: Everyday Angels Who Encourage You In today's Sunday gospel, Jesus heals a leper and says, “See that you tell no one anything, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses prescribed; that will be proof for...
The Call to Creativity in Midlife
It’s Time to Begin: The Call to Creativity in Midlife There comes a time when you know you must just begin. And though you may be caught in old habits that leave you treading water in half hopes - you trust. You trust that what you desire has been placed on your heart...
Whatever You Dream
Whatever You Dream Whatever you dream, my dear, know that it is possible because I placed this dream within you long before you ever heard me whispering it to you. And I will make it happen because I want you to flourish and the world needs your spirit to soar. -...
How to risk swimming in the waters of fear, dive deeper into courage, and rise up with hope
I was afraid. I was afraid of rejection. I was afraid to take a risk. That it wouldn’t be good enough. That no one would show up to support me and I’d be alone. That I’d look like a fool – writing a book and putting it out into the world while people watched it be a...