“Learn from yesterday, live for today.” – Albert Einstein
When I finally emerged from that first year fog with baby number two and I was able to actually carry on an adult conversation with my mama friends, [Read more…]
The Metamorphosis that is Motherhood
… and the biggest piece of advice I have for all new mothers.
Motherhood — it can break you, tear your heart open, and then build you all over again from the ground up — the person you were before someone you no longer know so well.
The (not so secret) Art of Honouring Our Stories
Like you, I have a story. In fact, we have many stories. A plethora of seemingly small, or sometimes life altering large experiences that make us who we are. Stories that when spoken out loud have the power to connect, to heal and to honour us. So why aren’t we all spilling the beans? [Read more…]
Finding Your Ocean…
Embracing those that you can fall into and the power of connection.
If you are a Mother, you have probably heard the term “find your tribe.” But, I like to refer to a different saying for anyone that is well, a person. We all need to find our people. And, whenever I think of this, for some reason, I think of arms wide open, falling into a body of water. Maybe that is because finding these people is so much more than just finding a few friends. It is finding a place that is deep and unceasing. A place that you can fall into and go beneath the surface — yet where you always stay afloat. So from one human being to another, find your ocean… [Read more…]
Taking (and giving) compliments
Understanding the power of our word.
I recently read something stating that on average, we smile 20 times a day. That’s 576,000 times in your lifetime if you’re on God’s green earth until you’re 80. Even more, a ‘happier’ person may smile closer to 50 times a day. 50! This got me thinking… what if by the simple act of being kinder to others, I could up someone’s smile quota?
The Third Decade Fundamentals of Friendship
Surrounding yourself with true and authentic friendship.
There was something about turning 30 that helped me reconnect with my inner child — as far as who I decided to be friends with anyways. Or, another term that gave me a little giggle the first time I heard it from a friend, was that I found my “f*** off fairy”, which usually reveals itself at this end of an era. Whether it’s this inner child mentality or that sassy little fairy, hear me out. [Read more…]
