Growing up in Iowa, all my life, I've heard, "I've always wanted to see the tulips in Pella." When I was here speaking for Pella Corporation last year, I booked this trip for us. This week is decently terrible timing
Truthfully I'm still figuring out how to run my schedule so it doesn't run me. Following the first nudge and only accepting holy yeses definitely helps. Turns out so does nature.
We are worthy of and deserve to be fully seen. What if you didn't compartmentalize yourself to be more consumable by the world?
May we never forget our humanity and one another's humanity, to dare to show our full selves to one another, to truly connect, and walk one another through it all together and home.
The life of business travel isn't usually very glamorous, such as this morning when I was notified that my early morning flight was canceled due to weather that doesn't seem to be affecting any other flights.
Every ending to the infertility journey is valid. Enough. And can be happy.
Our body remembers, trauma gets stuck in our tissues, our hearts yearn, and our brain makes up stories to keep us as safe and comfortable as possible.
I don't want us to be fearless or shameless. Nor do I even think that is possible. I want us to feel our feelings.
When we speak our feelings, really feel them, cope with them in a healthy way, and move our bodies, our emotions don't get stuck. They move through us and don't own us.
