Motivation

“Highly sensitive beings suffer more but they also love harder, dream wider and experience deeper horizons and bliss. When you’re sensitive, you’re alive in every sense of this word in…

“What man actually needs is not a tensionless state but rather the striving and struggling for a worthwhile goal, a freely chosen task.” ~Viktor Frankl A couple of years ago,…

In a culture that teaches us we need to prove our worth through achievements, it can be challenging to prioritize peace, well-being, and spiritual growth. We’re bombarded by marketing messages…

“Sit with it. Sit with it. Sit with it. Sit with it. Even though you want to run. Even when it’s heavy and difficult. Even though you’re not quite sure…

“The Phoenix must burn to emerge.” ~Janet Fitch Many people were shocked when I relapsed after twenty-three years of recovery. After all, I was the model of doing it right.…

“Freedom is what you do with what’s been done to you.”  ~Jean-Paul Sartre “So did you figure out what your shadow totem is?” This was the first thing out of…

“I can bear any pain as long as it has meaning.” ~Haruki Murakami I’ve always felt like someone on the outside. Despite having these feelings I’ve been relatively successful at…

“When you turn the corner / And you run into yourself / Then you know that you have turned / All the corners that are left.” ~Langston Hughes Nearly two…

Do you ever feel like you’re just going through the motions? Like you’re adulting too hard, enjoying too little, and wondering why life isn’t more fun? I think we all…

TRIGGER WARNING: This post briefly references sexual abuse. “Never hold yourself back from trying something new just because you’re afraid you won’t be good enough. You’ll never get the opportunity…