My daughter is growing her first garden this year. She’s been babying these little seedlings she’s placed in the ground. Watering regularly and checking up on them. Moving the ones that are in pots, in and out of the sun, until it seems she’s found just the right spot that seems to agree with the plant’s temperament for sun and shade. Placed in the right conditions, with the right caretaking, these little flowers and plants can be all they’re meant to be and produce great beauty and nourishment for those around them.
Read MoreI have, in the past, been a hostage unto myself. Not in the physical and literal sense of the word as some have truly experienced. But my ‘heart’ and ‘will’ held captive by my mind. I haven’t written a ton about my experience with mental torment, but I have experienced it.
Over the last two years I had months where I agonized over every past mistake and misstep. Everything from
Read MoreThe last blog post on my website was July 10th, 2023. Today is September 13th, 2025. It’s been a good long time since I wrote anything here.
Today that is clearly changing. I’ve been processing a lot this past week. To be honest, I’ve been processing a lot for a long time.
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