You are a star, and you are the cosmos
There’s a quiet truth I come back to again and again: We are each a star. And we are also the entire cosmos. It sounds poetic, maybe even a bit woo, but this metaphor is a powerful reminder. In this human life, we are living as one star in the …
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You have to go into the darkness to meet your becoming
The quote came through in a conversation—unplanned, unfiltered, quietly thunderous: “You have to go into the darkness to meet your becoming.” It landed in my body before my mind caught up. Because I’ve lived it. Because I’m still living it. We talk about transformation like it’s a sunrise. But it’s …
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Family jet lag
There’s a particular kind of tired that sneaks in after I’ve spent time with family. It’s not exhaustion from too many social interactions. It’s not just a sugar crash from all the snacks, or emotional fatigue from navigating different personalities. It’s something else entirely. I’ve started to call it family …
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Through the looking glass
On the wall of my home hangs a portrait of Marilyn Monroe. But it’s not the Marilyn you’d expect. Not the perfectly posed, red-lipped icon smiling at the world through bedroom eyes. Not the blonde bombshell draped in diamonds. This Marilyn is something else entirely. A riot of color. A …
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How to stop chasing and start living
For years my husband said something to me that should have felt like the most beautiful gift in the world. You don’t need to earn any money. I just want you to create what you’re called to create. And every time, a part of me flinched. Pushed back. Refused to …
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Raise your glass to the wise voice within
My husband and I have a tradition. When we sit down with a cocktail or a glass of wine—whether we’re out at a restaurant or curled up on our own couch—we clink glasses and offer a toast. Nothing unusual about that. But here’s where it gets interesting: I often raise …
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The language of emotion.
My throat tightened before I even realized I was crying. I was mid-sentence—trying to say something personal, something that mattered—and suddenly I couldn’t get the words out. My chest constricted. My jaw trembled. My voice collapsed into silence. And in that split second, all I could think was: Damn it. …
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What if you took up more space?
A few weeks ago, I was introduced to someone for the first time. They said their name—three beautiful syllables—and then added with a quick smile, “But you can call me [short version] if my name is too long for you.” And just like that, something subtle but significant happened. They …
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One big book club
This will be a controversial take, but stay with me. If you strip away the rituals, the buildings, the candles, and the robes—churches, synagogues, and temples are, on a simple secular level, some of the world’s longest-running book clubs. A group of people gathering weekly, sometimes daily, to read and …
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The Frequency of Truth
When I was a kid, someone told me that if you sing a perfect high C, the sound will shatter crystal. I was absolutely blown away by that. The idea that a sound—just sound—could physically alter the material world? It felt like magic. Like some kind of superpower. I pictured …
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