pain

Masking is when we hide things about ourselves in order to be accepted. It is not necessarily malicious, but it helps us cope with our inadequacies around those we want to approve of us. Essentially, we learn what others want to see in us, and we give that to them, keeping part of who we…

We spend our days dreaming of success. We make plans and execute. We believe our life is measured by what we achieve. But life is made of more than our success. Our life is measured by our failures. By our lessons. We become who we are by learning. If we never make a mistake, we…

When you love something, you don’t throw it away. I have been cleaning things out recently, getting rid of some things, and packing others. There were a few items in particular that held so many memories for me. The sting of times past brought tears to my eyes. I found myself lost in the smell,…

Things can be even more beautiful after they have been broken.  It is so easy to live with regret. To look back and wish desperately that things could have passed you by or you would have acted differently.  But I have realized lately that sometimes we actually have to go through circumstances to become who…

I went on a pottery tour today and it evoked so much emotion in me I just had to share. As I walked in and beheld the beauty, I was mesmerized. There were coffee mugs that were etched with beautiful designs of trees, butterflies, even pansies. Each cup was unique. Even with the same “stamp”…

Fear. Bewilderment. Anger. Confusion. And then, even more fear. It is a whirlwind of emotions. When your world is turned upside down and you were just barely surviving to begin with. Here is where we find out who we really are, and what we really made of. Here is where we must decide if we’re…