How new stories are written

“Songs end. Movies end. Even flowers and plants die after every season. So, stories also end. It’s just how things are.”

The year of the doers, the rebels, the builders

Every new beginning, whether it’s a new job, a new year or a new relationship we talk about our resolutions. This new year, more than ever before will be a year that just talking about them won’t do anymore. And especially how we talk about things will make the difference. This is the year of the rebels, the builders and the doers. The ones that have always known that there is a different way. The ones that are not going to wait anymore but are stepping up and make it happen.

Why I’m done trying to be man enough

More and more I see women and men opening up and talking about their feelings. Like this uplifing TEDTalk by Justin Baldoni.

Things are getting better

There’s a lot of upheaval in our world and people are saying that things are only getting worse. But then I notice the interview of the Dutch king in honor of his fiftieth birthday and I think... nah, things are getting better.

At the corner of love and faith

Corners, these mystical places between past and future. A pause between where you’ve been and where you want to go. A spot where it seems time is standing still…

Nurture your dreams

Having a dream is one thing. Talking about them and sharing your dreams with another person is something different. But do you believe that your dreams will come true? Do…

Drop the mask

I like flaws, in people and in things. I like the little cracks, dents and rifts. Frayed clothing that has been worn so many times. A book that has…

Who I am

I am. Two words that in essence are unambiguous. They are a declaration of strength, of faith and self-worth. We don’t often see them like this, on their own….

Freedom

And then, one day
there was no resistance anymore
her struggle was over
The moment the storm began
she noticed how much strength and balance she had in her
She shed her last skin
and…