finding joy

  • While the World Feels Beautiful

    So much of life happens while you’re convinced nothing particularly important is happening at all. The days can feel ordinary and repetitive, and then twenty years pass. You drive by an old house, look at a tree that used to be three feet tall, or sit across from your grown children at breakfast, and suddenly you realize just how much life was happening during all those days that felt like nothing was happening at all.

  • I Am So Grateful for Today

    Because for so many years, I really didn’t think I would be here to see it. This article is also featured on my Substack Content Note: This article discusses depression, childhood trauma, sexual abuse, suicidal thoughts, and suicide. Please take care of yourself while reading and step away if you need to. September is Suicide…