a big ask of myself
It was a big ask of myself—financially, energetically, and especially physically. Saying yes meant stepping far outside my comfort zone. I'm usually the one facilitating, pouring into others, not receiving. But I’ve watched The Rooted Sisters from the sidelines for too long. I
Building the big dream.
Building the big dream takes a few things: failure, heartbreak, lots of meetings, even more prayers, and the grit to keep going. Today’s one of those meetings. A big one. Here’s to holding the vision and showing up—again.
Keep Becoming.
"People don’t change" is one of the biggest lies we tell ourselves. It’s an excuse that keeps us stuck.A story that protects us from heartbreak. Because if we admit people can change…We might have to grieve that they haven’t.We might have to
Chosen Resentment
Chosen resentment is exactly that - chosen. Say yes when you really need to say no?Chosen resentment. Don’t set a boundary, then get mad when no one respects the unspoken one?Chosen resentment. Give beyond what you really have to give?Chosen resentment. Show up and
We are not ghosts.
They're like ghosts. One of my favorite follows (@lizmoody), also the author of one of the most helpful books I’ve read recently, asked her audience about having children. The slide carousel on Instagram was raw and real—every emotion poured out. It
The unspoken is never benign.
What we don’t heal, we project. Pain doesn’t vanish just because we ignore it. The unspoken is never benign—it lingers, it festers, it grows. Left unchecked, it owns us while wounding those we love and lead. Healing into our courage starts with feeling it
You were never too much.
Doing the work of courage isn’t about fixing yourself. It’s about stripping away everything that was never really you. You were never too much. You were never not enough. You’ve just been buried under stories that weren’t yours.
Less scrolling. More presence.
In the quiet of only one hour on social media a day, here are just a few lessons I have learned already this Lent season: ? I am informed enough.? Consuming less about the world means I have more to give
