Lessons Learned in Divorce

This is not for everyone! I learn the way I learn, and I hope these insights are helpful.Also, if you are reading this, I love you. You never stop loving someone Once I love someone, it never stops. I have had the pleasure of being in partnerships with some amazing people. Those connections ended, but … Continue reading Lessons Learned in Divorce

Uprooting or Staying Put :: Facing the Trauma

The changes that occur in our life are opportunities to rethink the base patterns. I’ve been through a lot of endings. Symbolic deaths to friend groups, careers, dreams, and relationships. I’ve also experienced death of friends, coworkers, and family members. Devastating in it's own right, a finality unlike any other. The symbolic deaths, the dramatic … Continue reading Uprooting or Staying Put :: Facing the Trauma

Endings don’t mean it’s over

Things come to an end. A film, a job, a day, a relationship. But that doesn’t mean the experience is over. The experience we have within any situation is a journey into ourselves. An exploration of the knowable universe through the lens of that situation. Each ending represents a bookmark or a checkpoint. A critical … Continue reading Endings don’t mean it’s over

I lost my Wedding Ring

Lost? Gone?... Reclaimed I lost my wedding ring yesterday while swimming in a waterfall with my wife. A sand filled flooded canyon. Chances of recovering the ring slim to none. I was gutted. The ring had not fallen off of my hand a single time in the four and a half years since our ceremony. … Continue reading I lost my Wedding Ring

We are Becoming Stronger

Dealt with some messy shit over the past couple of months.I have learned that it is during these times that I truly see myself. The challenging times, when there is a lack of trust or a breakdown in communication, these are the times that illuminate the shadow. We dig deep into ourselves until we find … Continue reading We are Becoming Stronger

Using Emotions as a Tool for Growth

The baseline of life is neither happy nor sad. Happiness and sadness are tangents off of the central point of life which is to BE. From the moment of birth, people have projected onto you that your mood and emotions dictate your personality and identity. Are you sad? Are you angry? What would make you … Continue reading Using Emotions as a Tool for Growth