Let’s harken back to a simpler time, March 2017 to be exact, the last three paragraphs of this post to be more exact. I told you that I knew self-doubt spirals were coming but that I also trusted my path. It’s all still true. I still trust my path. But the doubt is very real.…… Continue reading On doubt

This concept has come up twice for me today in various podcasts I’ve been listening to as I run errands and do chores around the house, so it feels like I need to write about it. What are the things you know or sense about your life that you wish weren’t true? I’m talking about…… Continue reading Hidden in plain sight

For the first time ever, I spoke positively to myself WITHOUT THINKING ABOUT IT after an experience that didn’t go the way I wanted it to go today. My friends, they say self-love and personal development is an everlasting journey. And I believe that because I live it. Every day, I make conscious choices to…… Continue reading Positive self-talk

What’s funny, sad, and amazing to me all at the same time is that we live in a time and place where we have to be reminded to take care of ourselves. I don’t know who the first person was to use the term “self-care.” I know in 1988, Audre Lorde wrote, “caring for myself…… Continue reading Rest and take care

A couple of questions this week: Who is making your choices? Who or what do you think is going to save you? It’s pretty clear to me that conscious “I” didn’t start making my choices until about a year and a half ago. It’s hard to pin down who/what was making my choices before that, and…… Continue reading Your power

I googled “anti-climax after milestone” because I wanted to see if my feelings were normal. Turns out, they are. Everyone who offered wisdom and advice on exams told me I would feel a sense of great anti-climax after they were over. I didn’t really believe them. I thought, how could that be possible after completing…… Continue reading Post-milestone blues