“this is why art, my creative process, is so important for me + my growth. it asks of me to be willing. am I willing to sit with the hurt. the healed. the loud. the quiet. the yet to be spoken. and let their stories rise up out of me for others to see and read and digest. and form an experience of? it is such a push + pull feeling owning a heart that wants to break open and close off simultaneously. the goosebumps. the tingling. the ache to run. only confirm what a holy act of courage it is when we birth our art into the world. when we risk comfort we open up the doorway to invite really good things into our lives. we begin by being willing.” HeartArtCourageCreative Living Book:I Am Her Tribe Source: I Am Her Tribe
“i know what it means to have a heart that would drown itself for others before the need to surface for air” PoetrySacrificeSelflessness Book:I Am Her Tribe Source: I Am Her Tribe
“two feet in this year i choose to burn my good candles on a Tuesday at noon just because i choose to use the expensive lotion the one i keep tucked safe up on the counter not ration any of my most cherished belongings because i am worth investing in ---right now this year I choose to wear that thing you know the one I told myself I would slip on when I looked a certain way? I choose to love my body this vessel I have been given and her seasons as they shift this year I give myself permission to change and keep changing for I understand there is an underlying truth when it comes to becoming- it doesn't have to mirror anyone else this year I choose to let go really let go of the heavy of the half-hearted no more forcing connection where it no longer lives I choose to nourish what's willing to grow this year I choose to be grateful for the teachings of my yesterday I honor my wholeness when I honor my whole self- even the shaky parts this year I choose to step forward clear eyes heart open two feet grounded palms wide to the all-is-possible unknown and new” Self LoveGoalsChooseThis YearAll Is Possible Book:I Am Her Tribe Source: I Am Her Tribe