When Self-Abandonment Looks Like Discipline
Self-abandonment is rarely as dramatic as it sounds. It doesn’t usually look like a big movie moment where you walk away from yourself in slow motion while the music swells. Most of the time, it looks like small, reasonable decisions where you override what you...
Protect Your Marriage from Outside Family Drama
Outside family drama can sneak into a marriage slowly. It may start as a tense holiday, a sibling’s little dig, an in-law’s opinion that arrived without being invited, or a money comment wrapped in snark. And the conversation about an upcoming birthday with the...
Before You Run Away From Your Life, Try Taking a Sabbath
Taking a Sabbath can sound old-fashioned, churchy, inconvenient, or like something available only to people with quiet homes, obedient calendars, and a magical household staff no one has ever seen. But stay with me, because I don’t mean Sabbath as a precious little...
Small Rituals Help You Mark What Life Has Changed
Small rituals can help you mark the changes life expects you to simply absorb. And honestly, life can be rude that way. Something ends. Something begins. Something shifts inside you. A birthday arrives. A role changes. A house stops feeling like home. A child needs...
Witness the Lives of Others Without Comparing Them to Your Own
When you witness the lives of others, it can feel beautiful, tender, inspiring, and occasionally like your inner critic just pulled up a chair and ordered appetizers. You’re happy for them. Truly. You love seeing people you care about grow, succeed, heal, create,...
When Life Feels Ugly, You May Need More Nourishment
When life feels ugly, it may be time to look at what you have been feeding your mind, your spirit, your body, and your days. Not because your frustration is wrong. Not because there is nothing painful, unfair, infuriating, or heartbreaking in the world. There is...
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