Hello, lovelies. It's been over a decade that I've been on this platform...and it's insane that I am now living a life primarily without blogging here. I've started a WHOLE new game and chapter in my life and am sharing all about it and the work that I'm doing at Beingoppen.com. I'd love for you... Continue Reading →
How many times? Can she be told she’s amazing Can she hear that she’s one of a kind Can she be supportive Open Loving Fun Light hearted True How many times? Can she be amazing, but not as amazing as… Can she hear she’s one of a kind, for someone else… Can she be supportive... Continue Reading →
Finding home, and finding the words that echo my lack of home from years past. Timing is really everything.
How many times in life have you felt layers to a given thing? Layers to a memory, it doesn't trigger just one thing but a waterfall of memories. These are the layers that make up our life.
They come in like an old friend Walking in the back door, unannounced Unassuming It's what we do next that makes all the difference in the world.
How do you even start describing the feeling of your roots taking hold in the ground you were born to stand on? This song came to me recently - titled Our Corner of the Universe and it is the nudge I needed to write this. Only two months to the day since I moved here. And... Continue Reading →
The first, for awakening The second, for honoring The third, for starting anew The first early in the month Summer ending Commemorating my day of birth In the valley that brought me here Continuing familial legacy Summiting the grandest of peaks In doing so, realizing The path I was on Was nearing it's end Bringing... Continue Reading →
The Hackamore: Control and Communication with a horse. How similar it is in relationships too.
Driving back From the original home To the new Past hospitals, schools, business Fields, forests, neighbors and memories All of them are memories, ghosts of what was So many memories collide you can’t tell them apart Was this the place where he broke your heart or made it whole? Is this the place that you... Continue Reading →
Now that it's all over, here's my reflection back on my adventure with KonMari. It's been a ride and I wouldn't have it any other way.
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