I read something beautiful today: the opposite of anxiety isn’t calm… it’s trust.And for some reason, that sentence clicked something inside me. It’s only when I can trust life that calmness finds its way back to me.I lost my trust in life decades ago. It didn’t disappear in one dramatic moment—it corroded, slowly, quietly, bit … Continue reading Trust
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The news
Today, I was handed a piece of news.Not good news. Not a bad one either. Just… news.My husband didn’t get the job. He will remain jobless for an uncertain amount of time. The kind of reality that used to stir anxiety, trigger spirals, shake the foundation.But tonight?Tonight I am calm. Strangely, disarmingly calm.I sat on … Continue reading The news
Choose
I asked my confidant:“Why didn’t I choose this peace a long time ago?” And they answered:“Because you weren’t ready yet.The pain hadn’t finished its teaching.The coal had to burnuntil you knew — with your whole being —that you were done.That’s what we call divine timing.” I asked again:“Is this growth?Or am I simply too tired … Continue reading Choose
Surrender
Accept whatever comes to you woven in the pattern of your destiny, for what could more aptly fit your needs?Marcus Aurelius I am no longer a victim of my life situations. I am living my best life now. I don't have a 'bad' life, I am alive. I surrender to the flow of the universe, … Continue reading Surrender
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