The Gradual Process of Gaining Confidence

by | Jul 7, 2016

Being hard on ourselves and others, we often assert that we either have confidence—or we don’t. Yet gaining confidence is a gradual process. It is only with practice that we learn to handle our affairs with proficiency and ease. Through practice, we learn to...

Defining Boundaries

by | May 13, 2016

A plant needs space, and a seed, as its container to grow. The seed is a boundary from which the plant grows, as is the space that it takes root and grows in. To ensure our plants—the ones we choose to nurture and grow—have the space they need to grow free from...

All the People We Leave Behind

by | Mar 31, 2016

I need to talk more about all the people I’ve left behind. We need to talk about them more. We talk of the relationships we have, and the ones we desire—but we don’t talk often enough about the many more people we’ve met and have not moved forward...

See How You’ve Grown

by | Mar 17, 2016

It needs to be good. No. It needs to be great. If it isn’t, it’s not worth anything. My sentiment is, of course, not true. Despite how I may feel, the worth of it, of anything, lies not in its goodness (or lack thereof) but in what is being expressed and...

Trapped In Luxury

by | Sep 11, 2015

Luxury can be a trap. It can be so comfortable to live in—that it can be so very hard to leave… Hard to stretch yourself beyond the sumptuous and secure life you’ve come to know. Most of the world isn’t as comfortable as you are, and living with this...