I keep coming back to this, apparently it’s a lesson that I have to learn: The grass isn’t greener somewhere else.It’s greener where you water it. It’s greener where you decide to stay long enough to care, long enough to be present, long enough to see something through instead of constantly wondering if there’s something… Continue reading The Grass Is Greener Where You Water It
Category: Life
I Was So Busy Filling Everyone Else’s Cup, I Forgot About Mine
I was so busy filling everyone else’s cup, I forgot to check if mine had anything in it. I poured into people because that is what I thought love looked like. I thought care looked like giving, helping, showing up, anticipating needs, softening hard things, and making sure everyone else was okay before I ever… Continue reading I Was So Busy Filling Everyone Else’s Cup, I Forgot About Mine
No One Talks About the Quiet Struggle of Holding It All Together
No one really talks about the quiet struggle of being the one who has to hold everything together. Not the loud kind of struggle.Not the dramatic kind that people easily notice.The quiet kind.The kind that lives in your chest, in your thoughts, in the way your body feels tired before the day even really begins.… Continue reading No One Talks About the Quiet Struggle of Holding It All Together
Only You Can Get You to Where You Need to Be
At some point in life, you realize a truth that can feel both heavy and empowering at the same time: only you can get yourself to where you need to be. No one else can do it for you. People may encourage you. People may give advice. People may even open a door here and… Continue reading Only You Can Get You to Where You Need to Be
Act
Ideas do not visit us by accident. Sometimes they arrive quietly, like a whisper that slips into your thoughts while you are washing dishes, walking down the street, or lying awake at night. Other times they come with urgency, like a sudden knowing that something needs to be done, something needs to begin. And in… Continue reading Act
You Can’t Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth
There is an old saying that people repeat as if it were simple wisdom, something meant to keep us humble and grateful: you can’t look a gift horse in the mouth. It teaches you not to question what you’ve been given, not to inspect it too closely, not to ask whether the gift was really… Continue reading You Can’t Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth
The Difference Between Patience and Waiting
For a long time, I believed that I was being patient, but in reality, I was simply waiting. I told myself that I was allowing life to unfold naturally and that I was trusting the process. However, if I am honest, my heart was not at peace. It was restless, expectant, and quietly anxious. There… Continue reading The Difference Between Patience and Waiting
Sometimes What You Want Is Not Good for You
Sometimes what you wantis wrapped in urgencyand disguised as destiny. It feels rightbecause it feels immediate.It feels necessarybecause it feels close. But not everything that glittersis grace.Not everything you craveis called. Some doors are lockedbecause love is protecting you.Some prayers go unansweredbecause mercy said no. What you wantmight satisfy your ego.What God wantswill secure your… Continue reading Sometimes What You Want Is Not Good for You
The Thing I Realized About Life
Is You Got to Trust God There is a certain kind of exhaustion that comes from trying to control everything. Trying to control how people see you.How they love you.When they stay.When they leave.How fast your life unfolds.How quickly your prayers are answered. I used to think if I just tried harder—loved better, worked more,… Continue reading The Thing I Realized About Life
Who I Could Have Been If I Was Loved Correctly
Sometimes I think about who I could have been if I had been loved correctly. If the love around me had been consistent. If it had been attentive. If it had known how to hold me without confusing me. I wonder what parts of me would have developed sooner. I wonder if I would have… Continue reading Who I Could Have Been If I Was Loved Correctly