It’s my half birthday today. It also marks 3 years since I broke up with my partner, L. This end of my first adult relationship catapulted Colorado. I’ve written about the transitions, shifts in spaces, new network of friends, and changes in work. But never the breakup. Today is the day. 3 years ago, I…
Tag: self-agency
Inner Compass: Preparing the path(s), pausing for presence, positioning, and power
Presence. Positioning. Peace. Play. Pain. Power. I have reclaimed so much of how I show up, especially as life will really start changing this month. And so there are many hopeful and honest Ps throughout this month’s study of Inner Compass. An inner compass requires preparedness, while still being open-minded for other potentials. Tomorrow is…
Asking for grace via acceptance and agency
It’s April 10th, so that means another grace post! Since it’s a new month, April’s grace themes on the 10th, 20th, and 30th will start with letter A. In honor of being (nearly) halfway through with spelling out g – r – a – c – e, I’m shaking up today’s format, mainly focused on…
Womxn in Progress: Mikayla Ruvalcaba
Every Wednesday in March 2022, I am sharing one #womxninprogress, detailing the work of a creative, inspiring womxn in my life. If you’d like this series to continue after March, click here to learn about these spotlights and/or submit a spotlight. Over the last 4 Wednesdays, I’ve highlighted friends and colleagues, and I’m thrilled to…
Taking control of what I want
A dear friend recently told me to, “control the controllables.” Isn’t that awesome? It gives so much agency to do what I can but also recognize that there are systems so much bigger than me, that only I can do what I can do. So what can I do to work on what I want?…