Category: Starting Over

  • Gone Fishing.. Together

    “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.” Love is a little like this metaphor. Have you learned to fish, or have you relied on being fed by those you choose to love? It seems like an obvious truth,…

  • Hey Dad

    I miss you in all the little ways—like when the grass gets too tall,or I forget to check the oil,or the guy at Home Depot asks,“You got everything you need?” You’d probably look at me and say,“Well, I guess you’re a real grown-up now, huh?You got it all figured out?” I’d roll my eyes and…

  • Divine Timing

    Here I Am Birds chirping in the backyard. Dog’s feet on the grass,while I’m barefoot in the t-shirtI wore to bed. Nothing is hard or rushed,it just simply is. Every moment of the day isn’t plannedand the moments are mine. My intuition leads the way. I’m calm, cozy in the sight of the trees. Another…

  • How I Turned My Divorce Into My Becoming

    I Didn’t Just Come Here to Heal—I Came Here to Change I loved someone.I built a life.I followed the rules, the timeline, the expectations.And then it all fell apart. I was heartbroken.Confused.Starting over.Alone.Lost. I felt every ounce of the pain—because I had to. Because pretending I was fine would’ve only delayed the transformation I didn’t…

  • No Longer Looking Back

    The Dashboard Ahead I let it go.I let go of all the things I thought I needed to hold on to.Not because I wanted to erase who I was but because I finally realized…So much of it no longer fit. As I looked through what I had — bags of old clothes, contact names from…