life
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Conflict can Heal
I used to be a conflict avoider. I did not physically avoid conflict, but internally I did. If anyone had conflict with me, I’d go straight to denying, shaming, and abandoning myself. The other person always “won”, because I would run away from even trying. I still tend to this pattern within conflict. However, I Continue reading
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Being 30: Single and Dating
It’s been far too long since I have checked in with myself about my singleness. For much of my teens and early 20s, I scrambled to change my relationship status. I longed for a partner to help me with the big life changes, to affirm me, to romance me, and to help me take brave Continue reading
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Living to Learn
A posture of learning will not lead to disappointment. To learn is to constantly discover. To discover is to live in wonder. To wonder is to find joy and beauty. When you live to learn, you choose to let go of control and open your hands to life. Letting go of control means you don’t Continue reading
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Reflections on Mistakes
Somehow, through Jesus’s words, we have decided that making mistakes is a sin, Be perfect as My Heavenly Father is perfect. I grew up feeling like I needed to tip toe through life, careful not to disturb others or mess anything up. It was like I lived in a museum of priceless paintings. I could Continue reading
About Me
An obsessive journaler who loves meeting others along their journey and giving them a hand to hold through pieces of writing. I write about the heartbreaks of life and the joys, the ups and downs, and I often learn my greatest lessons and miracles from nature.
Joyful Ruins 