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Caring, Not Clinging

19 December 20258 June 2025

There’s a difference between hoarding and stewarding—between holding on from fear and holding on with intention. I used to think that saving meant clutching everything tight, never spending, never enjoying. But that kind of grasping only creates anxiety. It whispers, What if you lose it all? What if there’s never enough? But I’m learning to…

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Categories: At Home in My Body / Coming Back to Myself / Life and Livelihood / Love, Redefined / Notes from Life / Raising Humans / The Quiet Bloom

When Faith Sounds Different Depending on What You Have

18 December 202513 December 2025

There’s something I’ve noticed over time, and the more I sit with it, the more uncomfortable it becomes. It is much easier for people who have money to talk about God—how good He is to them, how faithful He has been, how everything worked out in the end. Belief comes easily when life has been…

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Categories: Beyond Religion / Notes from Life

It Doesn’t Have to Be Complicated

17 December 20258 June 2025

Financial health isn’t built through huge, flashy moves. It grows slowly and quietly—just like the small things we do every day to stay alive. We breathe without forcing it. We rest because our bodies ask for it. And over time, these rhythms sustain us. Managing money can work the same way. It doesn’t need to…

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Categories: At Home in My Body / Coming Back to Myself / Life and Livelihood / Love, Redefined / Notes from Life / Raising Humans / The Quiet Bloom

When Healing Spaces Keep You Wounded

16 December 202514 November 2025

There’s something I finally admitted to myself this week, and it’s been sitting with me in a very real way. I was talking to an old friend, just catching up, and somehow the conversation drifted to those healing programs I once did in church. You know the ones—full of emotion, full of breakdowns, full of…

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Categories: Beyond Religion / Notes from Life

The Meaning Behind the Fast

15 December 202513 November 2025

There was a time I was unwell. I had been in a terrible road accident and spent quite a while in the hospital recovering. When I was finally discharged, my cousin told me something that has stayed with me ever since. She said that while I was in the hospital, she had gone on a…

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Categories: Notes from Life

I Don’t Have to Earn Rest

14 December 20258 June 2025

Rest is not a reward. It’s not something you buy with productivity, or guilt your way into after crossing off enough tasks. Rest is a biological need—just like food, air, and water. You don’t have to earn it. You just deserve it. The world often tells us that unless we’re constantly doing, we’re failing. But…

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Categories: At Home in My Body / Coming Back to Myself / Life and Livelihood / Love, Redefined / Notes from Life / Raising Humans / The Quiet Bloom

On Single Living: The Quiet Strength in Walking Alone

13 December 202515 October 2025

Living single after separation or divorce can feel like both a relief and a reckoning. There’s quiet now—but sometimes it’s too quiet. There’s freedom—but it comes with responsibility. There’s space—but it often feels a little too wide. In the beginning, I filled the silence with distractions. I busied myself with errands, with overthinking, with scrolling….

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Categories: Notes from Life

Seasons Shift, and So Do I

12 December 20258 June 2025

There’s something gentle and grounding about remembering that nothing stays the same—not even our money needs. Just like the seasons, life moves in cycles. Some seasons ask me to stretch and grow, to invest, to build. Others ask me to slow down, rest, recover. Neither is wrong. Both are natural. My financial needs change as…

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Categories: At Home in My Body / Coming Back to Myself / Life and Livelihood / Love, Redefined / Notes from Life / Raising Humans / The Quiet Bloom

The Power of Voice: Why Calm Guidance Heals Where Shouting Hurts

11 December 202519 November 2025

Yelling doesn’t teach—it triggers. When someone is already overwhelmed, out of control, or struggling, a harsh voice doesn’t guide them; it amplifies fear, anger, or shutdown. Our nervous systems are wired to respond to signals of safety or danger, just like a dog that cowers when shouted at but wags its tail when spoken to…

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Categories: Life and Livelihood / Notes from Life
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