THIS IS HOW YOU SHOW UP

THIS IS HOW YOU SHOW UP

Reading Time: 2 minutesAllen and I have had brief conversations about the connections between how you show up for the day and how you dress yourself. The way he described the inspiration for his particularly dapper outfit on a random Monday morning was that he felt...
Choosing Silence in an Overstimulating World

Choosing Silence in an Overstimulating World

Reading Time: < 1 minute I drove home from work in complete silence the other day. No music, no podcast, no background noise to fill the space. Just the sound of the road and my own thoughts. It wasn’t intentional at first, I was in a rush to hit the road, but a...
Life Is NOW

Life Is NOW

Reading Time: 3 minutes Stress is caused by being “here” but wanting to be “there,” or being in the present but wanting to be in the future.-Eckhart Tolle, The Power of NowOne of the first books I ever read from cover to cover (and actually enjoyed) was The Power of...
Plant That Tree

Plant That Tree

Reading Time: 2 minutes Why is money so hard to talk about? The unfortunate reality for most of us is that money is triggering. It can be anxiety-inducing, bringing feelings of dread and terror to the surface. It can stir up painful memories: watching your...
I Wasn’t Meant to Be Temporary

I Wasn’t Meant to Be Temporary

Reading Time: < 1 minute I learned resilience young—packed in cardboard boxes, labeled in Sharpie, carried across state lines and time zones. Every three years, the world reset. New house. New school. New rules. Same question, every time: Who do you want to be...