The question inevitably arises after major heartache: "will I ever love again?" There was talk and jokes--okay, mostly jokes--about me falling in love with some beautiful yogi while in Seattle by friends and family before I left. "No way, Jose," I said, "I am definitely not...
Sleep evades me tonight. I don't want to sleep. I have become restless. My mom told me tonight that I have been gone long enough, "it's time to come home," she said. I think she is right, but probably not for the reasons she believes. I...
{Please excuse the size of photos or any aesthetically in pleasing mishaps on the blog as all postings are currently from my phone as Delia, the laptop, is down and out yet again.}I haven't even made it back to Seattle yet--my train just passing Tacoma--and...
It's been a long day in Portland, OR. I have seen, completed, witnessed, eaten almost everything I intended. Currently, I am perched atop a bar stool. Party of one. I have met so many people throughout this adventure, yet it seems I'm learning most when...
All week long I have had LeAnn Rimes, "Because I Can" stuck in my head. She sings,"I'm gonna climb the mountainLook the eagle in the eyeI won't let fear clip my wings and tell me how high I can flyHow could I have ever believedThat...
You guys are so funny! I love hearing from you. Seriously, you make my day. Always. Except for when you're mean...
Do you ever feel as if you're late? I don't mean as in you're having a pregnancy scare or your midterm paper is due and you forgot...
“There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance. We need to learn to love ourselves first,...
"You are not welcome here. You no longer have space. Your space is being filled with self-love, grace for my story, and new hope for a beautiful future--which you have no part of. Goodbye." I read the words I had written nights before. A letter to...
