Working through life can be incredibly exhausting. It’s always one thing after the next, and if you forget about yourself, you’ll miss out on giving yourself the space to exist in the moment. At least, that’s what I tell myself. Things have ranged from heartbreaking, to busy, to doubt, and to fear. It’s been hard to be present when all I can think …

My father passed in November, and I'm not sure how to process or move on from this. At the funeral, there wasn't even time to grieve with the more than 200 people that came to pay their respects. It was truly a blur. But, if there's one thing that I know, it's that my father was loved by everyone because of his kindness, and I want to be just like …

ChangeLove isn't enoughWhat happens if you need a rockBut I became sediment in the flowing river?What happens if you need a plane to stand onBut I carved into a canyon?What happens if I was a riverBut the seasons changed my course?But what about you?Who's to say you're not a migrating birdLeaving Sequoia behind?What happens if you're a seedWaiting …

SunbreakSometimes, as I wake, there's this calmness. Whether it's from you or the morning sun, there's something hanging. It's in the air. It's in the rays that rays that escape the blinds. The dust that flies around in the sun's winding path. Today is just a day. There's no special night planned. No surprises I could think of. Just you and the mor…

Dedicated to Carol Your Gardener You sit perched in a field of beauty Blowing along with the wind The hungry stubborn violet Always starving for something more Not yet knowing How far your roots can dig Or the spring you could have Your potential unknown Your growth unimagined Your color a mystery Then we found each other I had little to offer But …