I Knew, But I Stayed—Until I Reached My Breaking Point: I have come to realize that the hardest part of the huge changes I made in my life was never the change itself or even the messy aftermath. The time I spent wallowing in indecision and self-doubt, the metaphorical darkness before the dawn, was far […]
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A story of hypervigilance: From the moment we’re born, we begin attuning to the nuances of our caregivers—their body language, attentions, and subtle shifts in energy. This is how we learn to navigate the world and find our place in it. Even before we can form words, our developing brains are hard at work, experimenting
As life unfolds into a new calendar year (in 2025) it’s a good time for self-reflection. I’ve been in the process of coming to terms with my ambitious nature — my penchant for overcommitment and striving. Going into this year, I’ve decided to ditch goal-setting, let myself off the hook, and see where it leads—a
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“If I were not healed enough to face myself with love and compassion at every turn and seeming misstep–giving myself wide berth for my heaving, healing journey–the process would be unbearable and maybe even impossible.” “Thank you ‘Self-Love’ for opening up a wide pathway and shining light upon it.” ~Journal excerpt 9-15-24 Our journeys of
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“Until you make the unconscious conscious it will rule your life and you will call it fate.” –Carl Jung We each have beliefs about our circumstances, about the way things are and how they should be. Many times these beliefs go uninvestigated while they play in the background of our minds for years, decades, or
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I once embarked on a 21-day cleanse. The details are foggy to me now, but it consisted of drinking only a thin concoction of elemental proteins and quick digesting sugars thrice daily. The objective of this 3-week fast is to “starve out” troublesome bacteria that can be known to overpopulate the intestines. I succeeded at
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Do you have recurring dreams? What subconscious messages can you decipher from recurring elements of those? I lived in this little A-Frame in Downtown Bentonville from the time I was 21 o 31. I’ve had a recurring dream about revisiting this house maybe twice per year since I sold it and moved in 2015. In
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