As I’m approaching the completion of my next novel, I’d Strike the Sun, it has me feeling equally nostalgic, excited, anxious, and sad. The thing about being a writer (at least in my case), is that during the actual writing process, I want nothing more than to just be done. Every writing session becomes a measuring stick for my success as I envision the finished product and drudge through writing session after writing session. I often forget the wonders of immersing myself fully... more

Something I’ve been prioritizing recently is being present.Like…truly, truly present. Shutting off all the regrets and painful memories from the past, and allowing myself to step into my ideal future by choosing who I want to be second after second, rather than daydreaming about what I long for all day long. To put it more simply, I’m actively working on consciously living ONE life instead of living two or three at once unconsciously. While... more

For three weeks now, I’ve asked myself just about everyday (I may have missed a day or two): What am I afraid of?In the beginning, my list felt long and scary. I had SO many fears over the way the future would unfold and all the ways that things could go wrong. Today was different, though. I had three very short answers to “what am I afraid of today?” I’ve witnessed enough magic in this brief period of observing + releasing, that I feel so much... more

Today’s post was (at its title suggests) inspired by the magical breakthroughs and shifts that I experienced this weekend. As a whole, this past month has been filled with so much releasing and reclaiming, and I feel like I’ve finally arrived at…I wouldn’t call it the “endpoint,” because I believe that we are constantly shedding layers and evolving. I would say I’ve arrived at a really exciting checkpoint. And this is the furthest... more

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