Stop Waiting for Someday

There’s a question worth asking yourself once in a while: How long are you willing to postpone the life you want because the life you have feels comfortable enough? That question can sting. Comfort has a way of making time disappear. Nothing feels urgent when the bills are paid, the routine works and tomorrow looksContinue reading “Stop Waiting for Someday”

Leave It for Tomorrow

Before you go to bed tonight, think about how much energy you spent today on things that never happened. The conversation you replayed ten times. The email you kept checking for. The decision someone else might make. The bill due next month. The awkward thing you said three days ago that everyone else has probablyContinue reading “Leave It for Tomorrow”

When Life Tests Your Goodness

I love this perspective: “I don’t think bad things happen to good people. I think bad things happen to everyone, and the way good people respond is what makes them good.” We spend a lot of time trying to understand why bad things happen. Why did this happen to me? Why did someone I trustedContinue reading “When Life Tests Your Goodness”

Just Be Good

We spend so much of our lives being told to become something. Be successful. Be impressive. Build a name. Make more money. Get the promotion. Buy the house. Travel somewhere worth posting about. Do something people will remember. Ordinary has somehow become an insult. You can feel it everywhere. Social media gives us a front-rowContinue reading “Just Be Good”

Meant for More

Maybe you didn’t get what you wanted because you deserved more. That’s a hard thought to accept when you’re standing in the middle of disappointment. You wanted that job. You pictured yourself in that relationship. You worked toward that promotion. You prayed for that opportunity. You had already imagined how life would look once everythingContinue reading “Meant for More”

Some days, the burdens are easy to count.

The bill that showed up at the wrong time. The conversation that keeps replaying in your head. The person you miss. The plan that fell apart. The work problem waiting for you tomorrow morning. The worry you carried to bed and somehow found sitting beside you when you woke up. We become good at keepingContinue reading “Some days, the burdens are easy to count.”

Keep Recovering Out Loud

Some people are fighting battles nobody can see. They go to work. They answer messages. They laugh with friends. They take care of their families. From the outside, everything looks normal. Inside, they might be trying to get through one more day. That is why talking about recovery matters. When someone shares that they areContinue reading “Keep Recovering Out Loud”

What Are You Still Carrying?

You can’t reach for anything new if your hands are full of yesterday’s junk. I keep coming back to that idea because it feels painfully simple. We talk a lot about wanting something new. A new job. A new relationship. A new city. A new project. A different version of ourselves. Then we wonder whyContinue reading “What Are You Still Carrying?”

Route 1 Road Trip: Day 8 – San Francisco

Today was our San Francisco day, and we got a little bit of everything the city is known for. Beautiful architecture, winding streets, waterfront views, sea lions, cable cars, ice cream and, of course, some of San Francisco’s biggest tech landmarks. We started at the Palace of Fine Arts, which still feels almost unreal inContinue reading “Route 1 Road Trip: Day 8 – San Francisco”

Route 1 Road Trip: Day 7 – Muir Woods, Golden Gate Bridge

Today felt like the perfect way to end our California road trip. After days of driving along the coast, we finally made our way into San Francisco, and the drive itself felt special. The familiar sight of the Bay, the hills and the Golden Gate coming into view made the arrival feel like the tripContinue reading “Route 1 Road Trip: Day 7 – Muir Woods, Golden Gate Bridge”