There are days when conversations feel heavier than they should. You’re smiling, nodding, answering questions, and doing your best to stay present. Meanwhile, your energy left the room an hour ago. That’s peopling: trying to keep up with human interaction when you feel like you’ve got nothing left i...

We have all felt the sting of being left out. Standing on the edge of a circle, pretending not to care. Scrolling through pictures of a gathering we weren’t invited to. Watching laughter from across the room and wondering why no one asked us to join. Smiling on the outside while aching inside, quest...

The other day, I needed to buy tickets for an event. Easy enough, right? Except the app wasn’t cooperating. After a couple of failed tries, I thought, I’ll just reach out to the person who sent me the link.

But then I stopped myself.

And I’m so glad I did.

I realized right in that moment that rea...

There’s this unspoken message out there that dreaming is for the young.
That there’s a window—and if you didn’t climb through it by a certain age, well, maybe you missed your chance.

I never bought into that.

I’m still dreaming.
And I don’t plan to stop.

Maybe the dreams look a little different n...

I’ve been repeating a specific mantra to myself lately, especially on the days when I’m dragging or dreading the to-do list. It’s not a magic phrase, but it has been changing things for me in bigger ways than I ever expected.

“I get to.”

Three simple words that shift everything.

Not I have to.
No...

This morning, I headed out for a walk around the farm — one of my favorite ways to start the day. The sun was just coming up, and everything felt quiet and alive at the same time. Birds calling, cows in the distance, gravel underfoot — that kind of morning. I use an app on my watch to track how far ...

Have you ever had a feeling you just couldn’t quite put into words?
You’re not sad. You’re not even overwhelmed.
But something in you feels like it’s shifting—quietly.

Maybe you’ve thought to yourself,
"What is this? Why do I feel like I’m on the edge of something I can’t explain?"

I’ve felt that ...