The more you say “no” to things that don’t matter, the easier it is to say “yes” to things that do.Imagine for a moment your life as a garden. Every plant represents something...

I believe that most, if not all, of us want the same things in life. We want to feel seen. Want to be heard. We want to own our truth and express ourselves. And...

“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” ~Lao Tzu With two rambunctious kids, a stressful job, and a house to maintain, life was hectic. For many years, my children begged for a dog,...

Sixteen years ago, we made a decision to remove the unneeded physical possessions from our lives.At the time, this decision stemmed from two emerging realities: first, the financial strain of sustaining our...

“Rest is not necessarily a cessation of all activity but a means of going inward, going deeper. Rest is what allows us to go beneath the surface, if we make the time for...

“Grief is the price we pay for love.” ~Queen Elizabeth II Losing a loved one is never easy, and when that loved one is a parent, the pain can feel insurmountable. Last August, I faced...

“Dear self: Don’t get so worked up over things you can’t change or people you can’t change. It’s not worth the anger buildup or the heartache. Control only what you can. Let go....

“It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.” —SenecaFrom the time we are young, it seems we have a tendency to compare ourselves...