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Category: Notes from Life

A place for the everyday, the unexpected, and the things that don’t fit anywhere else. Honest reflections, small observations, and quiet moments — all the bits of life that whisper their meaning if we pay attention.

When Love Meets the Law: Navigating Legal Issues in Divorce and Separation

15 November 202515 October 2025

Divorce is not just an emotional or relational ending—it’s also a legal process, often cold, complex, and overwhelming. When love begins to unravel, the law steps in—not to heal hearts, but to divide lives. Legal issues around divorce can feel heavy and disorienting. Suddenly, deeply personal matters—like custody, property, and finances—become legal terms, documents, and…

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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

I Can Hold Pain and Peace at the Same Time

14 November 20258 June 2025

It’s not all or nothing. You don’t have to be either fully okay or completely broken. Healing isn’t about “getting over it” or forcing joy. It’s about learning to live with both: the ache and the ease. The grief and the grace. Some days, your heart might still sting from things that happened years ago….

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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 Worst Time to Die is When You’re on a Diet

13 November 202510 November 2025

This morning I woke up and decided I was going back to carnivore. Again. I’ve been on every diet you can think of—vegetarian, keto, intermittent fasting—but I still keep circling back, hoping one of them will finally make me feel okay in my body. So I told myself today was the day. No sugar, no…

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Categories: At Home in My Body / Notes from Life

Riding the Financial Waves

12 November 20258 June 2025

Money isn’t a fixed thing. It moves—like the tide. Sometimes it rushes in with abundance, and other times it slips away when we need it most. I used to panic during the low tides, feeling like I’d failed somehow. But now, I try to approach it differently. I remind myself that this ebb and flow…

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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 Church and the Price of Vulnerability

11 November 20259 November 2025

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about how much money I gave to the church over the years. How much I tithed, sowed, sacrificed, and “trusted God with my finances.” And I’ve come to a point where I know, deep down, that I’ll never give my money to the church again. Not because I’ve hardened…

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Categories: Beyond Religion / Notes from Life

Life’s Rhythm: The Ebb and Flow

10 November 20258 June 2025

Life doesn’t move in a straight line. Sometimes we feel like we’re making progress, riding high with everything falling into place. Other times, it feels like we’re pulling back, stepping away, or even losing ground. But just like the tides of the ocean, these moments of retreat aren’t signs of failure—they’re part of a natural…

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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 the Church Breaks You, Then Sells You Salvation

9 November 20256 November 2025

There’s a part of the brainwashing process that I read about that hit close to home. It said that once someone’s sense of self has been completely broken down — when they no longer trust their own mind or instincts — that’s when they’re most open to control. At that stage, the manipulator offers a…

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Categories: Beyond Religion / Notes from Life

Money & Me: Untangling the Shame of Financial Struggle

8 November 202515 October 2025

Money has never just been about numbers for me. It’s been about worth. Safety. Control. And sometimes—shame. There were seasons where I couldn’t make ends meet, where every text or call from the bank made my chest tighten. Times I avoided opening bills, not because I didn’t care, but because I felt completely overwhelmed. I’ve…

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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

You Don’t Have to Prove Your Worth

7 November 20258 June 2025

You don’t have to earn love by being useful. You don’t have to perform kindness, shrink your needs, or constantly explain yourself to deserve care. This one hits deep, especially if you grew up feeling like love had conditions. Maybe you had to be the helper, the good girl, the peacemaker. Maybe you were praised…

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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
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