Spiritual growth & self-love for highly sensitive souls
I think watching Anne Hathaway movies like The Devil Wears Prada and The Princess Diaries got to me. Somehow, her characters would always transform into this perfectly-styled “It Girl”. ‘If it can happen for Anne, it can happen for me,’ I told myself.
I got up from my computer and began nervously sweeping the floor while blasting music in my ears. As I swept a dust bunny into the dustpan, I had a revelation. I don’t have to define myself as anything.
This is the story we’ll tell our children one day. It’s a story of the time we committed ourselves to one another; where we shared joy, love, and tears; and where we got to put our wedding vows to the test before the ink had barely dried.
And… I’m back! I took a break from blogging for two months (I can’t believe it’s been that long!) as we prepared for our wedding … Read More ›
To the woman who tries to do it all, I hope you can accept that you can’t do it all. You never will. I hope that truth frees you. You will never be able to do it all. I hope it gives you a permission slip to rest, enjoy, and have fun.
While everyone else is busy trying to be someone else; a person who’s truly comfortable with themselves stands out. It’s magnetic.
Your ability to receive… whether it’s a compliment; a gift; self-care… comes down to how worthy you feel of receiving good things. When we struggle to receive, it’s because, deep down, we feel like we aren’t deserving of those things.
Whether we numb ourselves with wine, Valium, or shopping sprees; the core issue is the same. We’re stressed and we crave the ever-elusive inner peace.
Trusting the process is weighty. When you break it down, it’s gnarly. When you actually put it into practice, you’ve never been more uncomfortable. Because it’s not what you’re used to.
We have one life to live! One. Do we want to look back and see all the ways we didn’t try because we were scared of what other people might think? I sure don’t.