I can’t do this. I quit
“I can’t do it. I am calling the wedding off.” The two sentences that scared the absolute SHIT OUT OF ME were now out. In full view. On the table. Front and center. Terror ran through my body. I braced myself, closed my eyes, and waited…What would happen next? His...
Never say forever 🙂
Imagine this… You have been dating someone for awhile. This person is super into you. It may even feel like they like you a little more than you like them. They start using words like “forever” and “always” with you. It’s romantic and it’s sweet, but maybe it makes...
Why not practice unconVENtional love?
You stand there, seething. Clenching your fists and grinding your teeth. The adrenaline pulsates throughout your body. Your heart is pounding. You feel yourself about to boil over. Then, your voice begins to shake. Are those tears? Oh no! What were you going to say?...
The Myth of Unconditional Love—-Part 1
Something has been nudging at my heart for a while now. I have reflected on it. Written about it. Meditated on it. Now, I am following my inner authority to “go public” with it. While it may not be completely original, the perspective that I am guided to share with...
Waiting for Love
A little over a week ago, Danny and I returned from Europe. It is an understatement to say that our time together was expansive and magical. During the trip, I could feel so much transforming and shifting within me. I knew that I would never be the same again, and now...
Re: Choosing a Life that You Love
Greetings from a Europe-bound plane! In the nearly eight years that Daniel and I have been together, this is our first international trip together. A dear friend---someone who I met when I was eight-years-old and who went to Catechism with me---is getting married in...
Surrender vs Giving Up vs Giving in
Have you ever felt like it was time to give up? When you hear the phrase, “give up” what comes into your heart? Do you feel angry? Does it make you want to fight harder? Does it enlist a feeling helplessness? If you are… Single and have been in the process of...
Moving through an Existential Crisis
Have you ever had a time in your life where everything just feels kind of off? I am talking about times when the following questions (or those with a similar vibe) swirl throughout your mind: Is this all that there is? Why do people do things like this? Why am I so...
What your intimate relationships really mean—in the global sense
We are living in times of unspeakable violence. Many of us are afraid. There are so many uncertainties right now. People are lashing out at one another---with some even choosing to murder and to commit acts of terror---toward others who are different. My heart goes...
Complaining your way to love—it might be productive! Here’s why:
In most personal and spiritual development communities, we are told to stop complaining. This makes perfect sense as focusing on what we do not want is draining as it takes our energy away from what we would ultimately like. (Law of attraction, right?) Yet on the...