handwritten on December 21, 2024
I always try to remember to craft a year in review so that one day I can look back and recall the highlights of the year but most importantly the character building transformations that occurred along the way. 2024 was a beautiful year to remember that distance creates resilience, you are much stronger than you think and often times we know where we are supposed to go without even having to think about where it is we are going. A lot to chew on. For seven solid years, this is probably the year I have thought the most about. It was almost like preparing for a test and then finally taking the exam only to realize that even after seven years of mentally preparing yourself for this year, you...
handwritten on November 18, 2024
I was strolling with Luna in the early evening
and all of a sudden we passed by a house
with a blue door
a women was on the ground lying face up
and appeared to be in shock
her forehead was bruised and her nose was bloody
most likely she had fallen flat on her face
or passed out
I stopped and tried to find my voice and said
"Are you okay?" "Can you hear me?"
She didn't say much of anything
but her eyes were definitely open and she was breathing
her tiny white dog was next to her clearly upset
she had her leash in her hand and her keys had fallen out of her pocket
a man was walking down the street, and I asked him to call 911
we waited for the paramedics to come
and at this point we got the...
handwritten on November 9, 2024
This past week has brought about some heavy leaves
the kind that soaks your jeans and squishes in between your toes
wet autumn socks
often in heartache we are reminded that
our collective stories are meant to endure challenges
five steps backwards it often seems
with small steps forward
just when we think the world is on track
we are reminded it isn't
when love endures we simultaneously ask
is love enough?
Trying so hard
but failing too
But I suppose if life had no challenges
we would lose the fight within us
and it's the fight that creates passion
love kindness and gratitude
perhaps humanity and progress aren't ever going to be linear
afterall, it's the problems that exist that create...
handwritten on November 5, 2024
I've always found that practicing gratitude is necessary to live a life with an abundance of love. I've been trying to practice days of gratitude with the two little ones I care for all day every day but also be very aware of the love being passed towards us and around us while thinking about ways we can pass love even further along. In a year of uncertainties, there has been so much love and such a fresh perspective on living. Today at the park, one of our friends gave us fruit to share with the littles (in an exchange of snacks) and another park friend gave us his daughter's clothes she no longer wears for Luna. Both completely out of the blue, but both a continued reminder of how kind...
handwritten on October 26, 2024
Today would have been my grandparent's anniversary, and it is bittersweet knowing it is their first heavenly anniversary together (but for them-I know it is incredibly sweet.) As I sat down this evening to reflect on life as I always do, I realized I had not opened a group chat (for many hours) where family members had been sending their happy anniversary messages all day to both of my grandparents. At my grandmother's funeral two weeks ago, my cousin had inquired about the 55th wedding anniversary powerpoint my brother had created a long time ago. Well, by some miracle, the video was found and uploaded and boy did the tears spill. There is something so incredibly raw about seeing yourself...
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