Several years ago, I heard a beautiful analogy that really applied to my life: the different types of roads and the speeds allowed on each one to understand the various phases of life. Right now, I am traveling on country roads. I can speed up and get on a two lane highway for a shortContinue reading “Life on country roads”
Category Archives: PhD Curriculum
Phases of life: micro versus macro
I am working towards getting a PhD in Being Me, and that means learning about myself, noticing what I am feeling, and adjusting as necessary. Lately, I have really started to understand that I go through phases where I have a micro or a macro focus. I used some images above to try to illustrateContinue reading “Phases of life: micro versus macro”
What about me?
This is a very vulnerable post about listening to my pain and learning to honor and make space for it. May you be blessed with lots of healing!!
For the human in all of us
Sometimes, I find myself getting very frustrated by how slowly things change in our world. I am constantly reflecting, growing, evolving, and improving the way I relate to myself and the world. I find it hard when things don’t keep up with my expectations. When I am frustrated and want things to be better, IContinue reading “For the human in all of us”
A little space
Do you ever feel like you need a little space? Gosh, I know I do! If you can relate to the facial expressions below, please read on and check out my video further down ❤️❤️. Sometimes, you need a little space. When life feels like too much, when there is too much to do, orContinue reading “A little space”
Being motivated by guilt
Making peace with suffering
A beautiful, tiny, one-day old baby chick named Lillium taught so much about suffering in her time with us. She arrived at 9:15 am on May 31, 2023, and she passed away by 6:30am the next day. We got 7 one-day old baby chicks, and they are all so precious and cute. Baby chicks areContinue reading “Making peace with suffering”
To Be Human
To be human. What is it really? Is it to be perfect, to have everything organized and controlled? Or it is about acknowledging that life gets messy and choosing gratitude anyway? Is it about having everything society tells me I should have? Or is it about making the best with what I’ve got and dreamingContinue reading “To Be Human”
Lovely things to say to yourself
The dogs woke me up at 4:45am this morning and I was pretty irritated at first. I was amazed how quickly I turned my irritation around by saying lovely things to myself. As I walked down the hall to let them out, I said, “You’re doing such a great job, Bradlee,” and “You are suchContinue reading “Lovely things to say to yourself”
Who am I waiting for?
I wrote the words below in May 2019. I often wrote emails to myself, to try to sort out my feelings. Sometimes I find that easier than writing in a journal. I am so humbled to read these words, there I was, so broken after my mom had suddenly died a few months later, butContinue reading “Who am I waiting for?”
PhD in Being Me 