Healing + Growth
🌱 A soft space for inner work, emotional healing, and imperfect self-growth.
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The Charlatan by Jim Munroe
The first few years out of high school I was a part of a ministry internship program. The first year I lived in a tiny town in East Texas working in an office helping set up logistics for the Youth Rallies they held across the country. The second year I was a part of the ministry team that traveled to these events each weekend. I was actually a part of the drama team that got to perform on stage each weekend. I played a high school mean girl. ha. As we spent early mornings and late nights in rehearsals and pre-productions we heard little snippets of what the rest of…
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Newsflash: I’m not Perfect.
Sometimes I wish life had a pause button. Or an extra day in the week. Or both. There should be a weekend for relaxing, then a buffer day, then the work week. How do we make that happen? To be honest, these last few months have been a blur. I have a tendency to get caught up in busyness and forget to ENJOY. The house needs cleaned, homework needs to be done, laundry needs to be washed (folded and put away), working 40ish hours a week, planning healthy meals, grocery shopping, working out, blogging/social media to keep up with… and the list goes on. At the end of the day…
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Through Her Eyes – Why I am excited about being a Compassion Blogger
Do you notice anything different about my sidebar? I’ll give you a hint, it looks like this: While I have partnered with some awesome organizations, I am probably most excited about this one. You see -back when I was in high school I was convinced I was going to be a missionary. I spent most of my summers on missions trips. I have been to Mexico, Peru (twice!), New Orleans, and Panama. I spent anywhere from two weeks to a month on these trips. While my friends were laying out at the beach, going to the movies, or going bowling I was having the time of my life serving these…
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inferiority complex
I haven’t talked much about it on the blog, but I am in school to get a BA in Psychology. One of the classes I’m taking right now is Theories of Personality and it just so happens that during this week’s reading I read about Adler’s Inferiority Complex. It began with his studies on Organ Inferiority. The theory was that certain organs that may have problems they have to work to overcome actually end up being stronger than those that hadn’t had issues. He translated this idea to psychology as well, basically saying we all experience feelings of inferiority as children. Some people, he theorized, feel so inferior in certain…
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Self-Sabotage
Time is going too fast. I blinked and its already Thursday! To be honest, I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed lately. I wish there was a way to just pause life for a day to catch up on everything I feel behind in…. School, Housework, Random Projects, Work Projects, Vacation, Family time… But that’s not going to happen, So I’m trying to figure out how to be more aware of how I spend my time. Lately a lot of my time has been focused on taking control of my health and fitness, as I’m sure you’ve noticed. A few 5am CrossFit workouts, lots of miles in between, and choosing to fuel…
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Toxic vs Truth
There are a few bloggers out there who just had an idea. Maggie from GussySews and Kacia from CoconutRobot started going through the Soul Detox plan on the YouVersion app together and invited the rest of the virtual world to join. I started a little bit late but have almost caught up. Today #SheReadsTruth is on day 15 of this 35 day devotional. This has just been so fitting for where I’m at right now. In life in general I’ve been struggling with negative thoughts. In my fitness journey I’ve been struggling with negative thoughts. That I’m not _______ enough (strong enough, healthy enough, mom enough, that my house isn’t…
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Unexpected Lessons
It’s nearing 10pm on a Tuesday night and I’ve still got plenty on my to do list. I had huge plans for this weekend, so much I wanted to get done. Another case of good intentions. Hands down best part of the weekend? Our visit to Fuzzy Taco! I ended up having a great time with the family, but didn’t get all my to do’s done. I feel like I’m still catching up from a few curveballs from last week. My phone took a swim in the toilet. I swore I’d never be that person who dropped their phone in a toilet. Never say never! Going even half a day…
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Good Intentions
Lately I’ve been filled with good intentions. I have meant to go to the gym, to go on runs, to eat right, avoiding chocolate, stretch, do my 30 day yoga challenge…. but reality is it hasn’t happened. Having good intentions doesn’t get you to the finish line. It seems as though every monday I promise myself this will be the week. This morning my alarm didn’t go off and I didn’t get to the gym. After a long day of work, getting dinner ready, and getting a toddler ready for bed I struggled with whether I should go for a run or finish some homework. I knew I would still…
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Mother’s Day Lessons
Whoa, Monday totally disappeared from me. Since I started working from home I’ve had to rearrange my grocery shopping schedule. Going grocery shopping in the late afternoon/evening just seems to leave me exhausted for the rest of the night! That’s what happened yesterday. Add in some work for my school classes and I was down for the count! Anyway, I wanted to share a little bit about my mothers day. It’s a funny holiday to me. I love being celebrated for being a mom, but I feel like so many moms walk in with a huge expectation of this glorious spa day or something. Truth is… if you have a…
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The Hardest Part {Getting Started}
I’ve heard it said that goals are just dreams with deadlines (I actually just tried to find the author of that quote… this site says its Napoleon Hill, while this site credits Diana Scharf). Lately my goals have been very fitness focused. I have done several races this year, started a lifting program, and have experimented with vegetarian and gluten-free eating. One of the things that I love about running is how the lessons you learn in running can apply to every other area of your life too. One of the lessons I’ve learned over and over again is that the hardest part of a run/workout/eating right/(fill in the blank…