Tag: writing
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Be Their Lighthouse
Every Fall, I become a little nostalgic. Maybe it’s the crispness in the air, the changing leaves, the fact that I can make a coffee, not forget it on the counter and actually get to work on time. Or maybe it’s because fall has always been a reminder of how quickly time moves. When my…
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Stop Expecting More from People Than They Can Give
When you’re someone who naturally gives your time, energy, and empathy; it can be hard to understand why others don’t operate the same way. You show up and go the extra mile. You often anticipate needs before they’re spoken. In return, you hope for at least some version of that care back but instead, you…
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Some People Will Never Meet The Real You
Do you ever worry about the many versions of you that exist out there in the world? There’s the version of you your closest friends know. The version your children know. The version your coworkers know. There’s the version of you that only comes out when you’re alone; the one who laughs, cries, overthinks, falls…
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The Stars are aligning and we are too
I’ve recently said, I wish I was a science geek back in my younger years. I would have pursued a career in it. I know, they say it’s never too late, but I guess I’m looking ahead and seeing retirement on the horizon, which honestly sounds pretty appealing too. 😂 My point in all of…
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Just Let Me Dream
Has anyone else had that Beaches song stuck in their head ever since Off Campus used it? You know the one where she sings, “She’s a fire sign… and I don’t even know what that means.” Every time I hear that line, I laugh because I don’t really know what it means either. I do…
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Gentle Parenting Isn’t the Problem, Misunderstanding It Is
If you’ve spent more than five minutes on social media, you’ve probably seen the gentle parenting debate from time to time. One side insists today’s kids have no respect because parents are too soft. The other side argues that fear and punishment should have been left in the last generation. Then there are those of…
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“Because I Said So” Isn’t an Answer
I grew up in a time when parents weren’t expected to apologize to their children. Adults were adults.Kids were kids.Questioning authority usually wasn’t encouraged. If a parent lost their temper, made a mistake, or handled something poorly, the expectation was often that everyone would simply move on. As I reflect back on that, I don’t…
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In the end, it doesn’t matter
A friend of mine lost her ex-husband recently. That sentence sounds simple enough, but their story wasn’t. Like many couples who have spent any amount of time together, they had a history. The kind that couldn’t be summed up in a sentence or two. There had been love, dreams and memories once upon a time.…
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A Psychic Told Me to Throw Rocks
A week ago, I booked a reiki session that quickly turned to a psychic reading. Now, before you roll your eyes or assume I’ve gone completely off the deep end, hear me out. I’ve always been fascinated by the idea that sometimes people can see things differently than we do. Whether that’s intuition, energy, life…
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The Cat Didn’t Second-Guess Anything
Recently, my daughter’s boyfriend sent her a picture of the most beautiful little furball. She showed up on the steps of the cottage he’s staying at and helped herself to his lobster fishing gear like she had an open invitation. Make no mistake, this was no stray cat. We’re assuming it’s a female, she was…
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The Noise Isn’t the Destination
“You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every barking dog.” — Winston Churchill I read this quote recently and found it profoundly interesting, it hits a little harder when you’ve lived long enough to know exactly what those “barking dogs” sound like. They aren’t always the obvious critics or…
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The Quiet Strength of Resilience
If you had asked me years ago what resilience meant, I probably would have given you a textbook answer; something about bouncing back after hardships. But life has a way of teaching us lessons in the most personal ways. For me, resilience has become less about “bouncing back” and more about finding a way through.…
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The World Feels Like a Dumpster Fire — Here’s How to Take Care of Yourself Anyway
It’s hard to ignore it. The constant stream of bad news, division, uncertainty. The feeling that no matter where you look, something is burning — and not in a way that brings light or warmth. It’s exhausting to exist in a world that feels like it’s always on edge. Calling it a “dumpster fire” might…
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The Quiet Power of Walking Away from Gossip
Gossip is one of those things that slips into everyday life so easily we barely notice it happening. It can start as concern, curiosity, or even connection but in the mix of all of that, it often turns into something heavier. Something that doesn’t sit quite right. I’ve been on both sides of it. I’ve…
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Proof that hard seasons end
There’s a morning every spring where I get up for my daily walk and there’s a noticeable difference in the air, today was that day. There is usually still snow piled along the driveway, although most of it has melted here on the east coast where I live. Mornings still bite a little when you…
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The Woman I Raised Is Teaching Me How to Be One
When I was growing up, being a “good woman” meant being agreeable. It meant keeping the peace and not making things awkward. There was an unwritten expectation to smooth things over when someone else made a mess and to carry more than your share all the while calling it love. The word no didn’t come…
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Wanderlust meets routine
People love to say that life isn’t meant to be lived on repeat. That we aren’t meant to wake up every morning, pour the same coffee into the same mug, drive the same roads, and fall asleep exhausted just to do it all again tomorrow. Travel quotes flood my social media this time of year…
The Other Side of Nice 