…Maybe the right time is not about fate versus effort. Maybe it is about preparation meeting purpose. And maybe the reason we sometimes fail to notice is that we are too busy surviving the waiting season to recognize that it is shaping us for the arrival season…
…There are moments when nature invites us to rest; really rest. Not the kind of rest where our bodies stop moving but our minds keep racing, but the kind where we surrender, breathe deeply, and allow ourselves to simply be…
…Looking back now, I can clearly see that what happened in my life happened at exactly the right time, not earlier, not later. Had it happened when I wanted it to, I wouldn’t have been ready…
…We often think rest comes after everything is resolved, after the problems are fixed, after the decision is made, after the pain has passed. But what if rest is not a destination at the end of the storm? ..
…what happens when someone, whether at home or work, tries to convince you that your light was never real in the first place? That’s gaslighting….
…When we combine these four elements into our lives— belief, learning, trying, and gratitude— we have the greatest potential available….