From Pain To Peace Blog

This year's spring season looks different. It is one of the few moments that I am starting to recognize that change is coming and will be necessary. It is also a time when mentally, I feel better equipped to handle the change and transition into this new chapter. This change has been a long time, but I had to tend to this particular portion of the garden for a while....

Blossoming into a New Chapter This year’s spring season looks different. It is one of the few moments that I am starting to recognize that change is coming and will be necessary. It is also a time when mentally, I feel b…

Have you ever felt like the other shoe was going to drop? Did you think something bad was all of a sudden going to happen because things were just going way too well? Letting fear run the way I lived my life never worked out for me, but it was a comfort I was constantly seeking. I saw the way fear felt because I knew how to protect myself from what was going to happen next—at least I thought I was able to....

Leaning into Faith, Not Fear Have you ever felt like the other shoe was going to drop? Did you think something bad was all of a sudden going to happen because things were just going way too well? Letting fear run the way I liv…

Feb Dump
1. NYC
2. Tennis Tournament
3. Vday Pottery Class
4. Random Saturday outing
5. Go Texan Day
6. New gratitude journal

Transition is difficult on its own, but it is something we, as humans, can not avoid. As I am journeying into my 3rd decade on earth, it occurred to me the way in which I love myself has changed. Looking back at the past two decades, I am starting to learn how my mindset has shifted. During your teenage years, it is so critical to have the best influences because they shape how you start to form habits in treating yourself and others in this world....

Learning to Love Through Transition  Transition is difficult on its own, but it is something we, as humans, can not avoid. As I am journeying into my 3rd decade on earth, it occurred to me the way in which I love myself has chan…

Every day, we make CHOICES. We decide on the necessary actions that will most likely result in the least amount of negative reactions and actions. "There is something wonderfully bold and liberating about saying Yes to our entire imperfect and messy life. With even a glimmer of that possibility, joy rushes in." Tara Brach The above quote had me reflecting on my life....

Saying YES to Life Every day, we make CHOICES. We decide on the necessary actions that will most likely result in the least amount of negative reactions and actions. “There is something wonderfully bold and lib…