"What matters most is how we respond to what we experience in life" — Stephen R. Covey There are moments in life when we are reminded that strength is not always loud. Sometimes strength looks like getting out of bed when your body aches. Sometimes it looks like showing up for another appointment when fear whispers in your ear. Sometimes strength is simply taking the next breath and trusting God with the next step. Last year my sister received a breast cancer diagnosis. The

“Easter is meant to be a symbol of hope, renewal and new life.” — Janine di Giovanni Easter has always carried a sacred whisper through the ages—a reminder that no matter how long the winter, spring will come. It is a celebration not only of resurrection in the traditional sense, but of the quiet, personal resurrections that happen within each of us. There are moments in life when everything feels still… or even lost. Dreams fade, plans shift, and the path ahead seems uncle

"You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength." — Marcus Aurelius Some days a particular message seems to echo everywhere I turn. Today that message is about perception and the incredible power of the mind. For three days in a row, the phrase from A Course in Miracles — “nothing is as it seems” — has come to me in meditation, in conversations, and in quiet moments of reflection. I always pay attention when a message repeats its

“The loneliest moment in someone's life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart, and all they can do is stare blankly.” F. Scott Fitzgerald One of the most precious things in life is our health. Over the last couple of days, I have been battling with a recurring issue and wondering if I could get back up. In those moments of doubt, it seemed that words abandoned me. As I am not one to wallow in self-pity, I turned my attention outward and looked at some of t

“Anxiety is just repeatedly experiencing failure in advance.” —Seth Godin There was a time when I would wake up and immediately start running mental marathons. What if this goes wrong? What if I’m not enough? What if the future I’m dreaming of never arrives? Before the day had even begun, I had already lived through a dozen imaginary failures — and none of them were real. The angels once told me that anxiety is the echo of a story we’ve told ourselves too many times. It’s

“Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul — and sings the tunes without the words — and never stops at all.” — Emily...

“Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.” — Samuel Smiles I know that hope is...

"Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again." — Nelson Mandela There are individuals...

“You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us. And the world will live as one.” ― John Lennon When...

"What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you." — Ralph Waldo Emerson Even before...