Kind Sight: A Different Way to Look Back

What if you could look at your past self with the same compassion you offer someone you love? Along the lines of perfectionism, I’ve been thinking about the idea of kind sight. I heard someone use that term on a podcast several weeks ago, and it stayed with me. Her...

When Good Enough Lets the Light In

What happens when we stop waiting for everything to be perfect? I had a decision to make. It was late Tuesday night, and I still hadn’t finished writing this blog post. Monday had been a long day—an appointment in Kansas City, lunch with my mom, taking John to get...

When Life Changes in an Instant

Learning to navigate the unexpected—and finding connection through the transitions we never planned. We Think We Know What Comes Next Things can change in an instant. I know this has happened to me more than once. Sometimes, life changes with a phone call, a...

Does Time Control You?

We can’t control time, yet we can choose what we make room for. Time Has a Way of Taking Over Time. Sometimes it seems to consume our lives. For some people, time is neatly divided into eight-hour workdays, five-day workweeks, weekends, holidays, and vacations. You...

What If You Didn’t Need a Crystal Ball?

Sometimes the future becomes clearer when we stop trying to predict it and start getting curious about the next step. An Opportunity or an Obligation? Sometimes opportunities can feel like obligations. Maybe the invitation is to look at them differently. Instead of...