We’re strangely good at feeling things we never say. We love people deeply. We’re proud of them. We notice how hard they work, how much they’ve grown, how they show up for us when life gets messy. Then we keep most of it in our heads. Maybe we assume they already know. Your parents knowContinue reading “Love, Out Loud”
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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”
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”
The Songs We Leave Behind
Someone is still listening to the music you showed them. Maybe they play it on the way to work. Maybe it comes on while they’re cooking dinner. Maybe they hear the first few seconds of a song in a crowded café and suddenly remember a conversation they had with you years ago. You might neverContinue reading “The Songs We Leave Behind”
The Heart Learns Slowly
Some wounds change the way we move through the world. After being hurt, the heart starts paying attention to things it once ignored. A delayed reply feels heavier. A change in someone’s tone can raise questions. A promise can sound beautiful and still feel difficult to believe. Even when someone kind walks into your life,Continue reading “The Heart Learns Slowly”
The Good Things You Notice
Came across this quote recently on Instagram, “The amount of good things in your life depends on your ability to notice them.” Since then, I can’t see it any other way. It made me think about how often we decide whether life is going well by looking at the big stuff. The promotion. The newContinue reading “The Good Things You Notice”
Maybe Your Best Life Is Already Happening
We spend a lot of time waiting for life to get better. We tell ourselves we will slow down after the next deadline. We will take that trip when work settles down. We will spend more time with family when things become less busy. We will finally enjoy ourselves when we have more money, moreContinue reading “Maybe Your Best Life Is Already Happening”
Too Much of a Good Thing
My wife told me that I killed a plant by watering it too much. I thought I was taking care of it. The leaves started looking a little tired, so I gave it more water. A few days later, it still looked unhappy, so I watered it again. I kept thinking I was helping. ThenContinue reading “Too Much of a Good Thing”
