My curiosity brings insight and growth

"Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently." 

~Henry Ford

I’m curious: how do you handle it when things go wrong?

• When you wake up with the hangover or know you said the wrong thing, what happens next? Do you spiral into shame for days ...

I create peace within myself. I let go of perfectionism

“Let go of who you think you’re supposed to be;

embrace who you are.” 

~Brené Brown

Hello love,

Is it feeling like fall where you live? 

Here on the central coast of California, we tend to be the last to experience fall in the northe...

I am confident in my abilities and trust in my decisions.

"The beautiful thing about learning

is that no one can take it away from you." 

~B.B. King

Hello loves,

When you approach a difficult situation, how do you talk to yourself?

Does it sound like:

• “Ok, self, you’ve got this. You’ve ...

Weekly Affirmation: I can choose again.

"Talk about your failures without apologizing." 

~Brené Brown

My dear,

Are there any decisions you’re feeling stuck with? Or just having a hard time letting go of?

The Oxford Dictionary describes sunk cost fallacy as the phenomenon where a person...

I am learning valuable lessons every day

 “How you love yourself is how you teach others to love you.”

~Rupi Kaur

Hey lovely,

How was your weekend? Did everything go as you intended? Any regrets?  

Maybe you had a little more to drink than planned? Or you didn’t quite get to all of the househol...

My past does not define me.

“Roots are not in a landscape or a country, or a people,

they are inside you.”

 ~Isabel Allende

Hi there,

Do you ever find yourself obsessing over things that had happened in your childhood? Or do you ever feel held back by your family? Maybe you’ve been told you’ve...

I give myself permission to be happy

“The hardest challenge is to be yourself

in a world where everyone is trying to make you be somebody else.”

~E. E. Cummings

Hi love,

On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate your happiness at this moment? If it’s above a 5, what’s working? If it’s below a ...

I am full of love.

“Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. 

Who looks outside, dreams. 

Who looks inside awakens.” 

~Carl Jung

Hey lovely,

How are you doing today? We had snow where I live (the Central Coast of California) this weekend! It was a first for me si...

I like the person I’m becoming

"When admiring other people’s gardens, 

don’t forget to tend to your own flowers."

~Sanober Khan

Did you know self-love isn’t a once a year kind of thing? It’s not just for birthdays or Valentine’s Day. It’s not even a once a month massage or a once a week bath bom...

 I choose to love myself unconditionally

“One of the best guides to how to be self-loving is to give ourselves the love we are often dreaming about receiving from others.”

~Bell Hooks

Hello loves,

Every Valentine’s Day when I was a kid, my mom would make little homemade valentines and write a...

I am worthy of love.

"To love ourselves and support each other in the process of becoming real is perhaps the greatest single act of daring greatly."

~Brené Brown

Hello love,

How are you showing up for yourself these days? Are you loving yourself fully? This month, we’re focusing on self-love. L...

Control is not the answer. Awareness is. 

I’m curious: how did the first 1/12th of the year go for you? Where are you regarding any goals or intentions you set for yourself at New Year’s? Did you attempt a Dry January or Damp January experiment? How did it go? Did you slog through miserably, acc...