Tuesday, January 1, 2019
Friday, July 21, 2017
I come back here. A little hidden corner of my world that no one knows exists. I come here to release and to be vulnerable. To be honest and unashamed of my thoughts on life and love. A place where I can celebrate and a place where I can translate tears and joy into words. The space hold no expectation of who I am or how I feel or how often I come back to revisit and reflect.
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Bare and broken.
I celebrate and retreat. And then move forward once more.
Transition is upon me. It swoops me up and I hover above.
Floating and thinking, contemplative and reflective.
Will life grow within me? Will I grow within life?
Curiosity holds tight and captures my heart.
Moving onward.
The heat of the day and the coolness of light.
Feeling both. Experiencing both.
Moving within both.
One foot in front of the other.
As the sunsets in the sky.
Moving forward once more.
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Bare and broken.
I celebrate and retreat. And then move forward once more.
Transition is upon me. It swoops me up and I hover above.
Floating and thinking, contemplative and reflective.
Will life grow within me? Will I grow within life?
Curiosity holds tight and captures my heart.
Moving onward.
The heat of the day and the coolness of light.
Feeling both. Experiencing both.
Moving within both.
One foot in front of the other.
As the sunsets in the sky.
Moving forward once more.
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Sunday, March 16, 2014
Monday, February 24, 2014
Where I Live
The low lying fog lingers at the base of a mountain of trees.
The air is fresh.
The space is vast.
The ranges extend.
Only differentiated by shade and tint.
The river rages with the wind.
The ocean has reached the shore.
The newness that comes with the rain.
The turning of a season.
Sunday, January 19, 2014
Let Life Roll Off Your Back...
Wise words from my neighbor, Nelly.
A lesson remembered yesterday while at breakfast with a friend :
Don't spend so much time worrying about the future. You will miss the moments that you are in.
And to find the deepest amount of joy ( in every sense of the word ).
A lesson remembered yesterday while at breakfast with a friend :
Don't spend so much time worrying about the future. You will miss the moments that you are in.
And to find the deepest amount of joy ( in every sense of the word ).
Sunday, January 12, 2014
Two weeks in...
The year has already brought its ups and downs; two weeks in at that. Skin biopsy, broke down and finally broken car, work place discomforts...I think there are a couple more events that I have hidden in the depths of my mind.
Thats life. Its is what life truly is about. The ups and downs that make each day different from the next. These events sculpt us.
We dread the moments that make us stronger, yet only see the potential for strengthening once the wave has passed over. These moments shape our lives. They shape the people who we become not only for ourselves but for the world we live in. We can choose how to handle these moments that have potential to knock us flat on the ground. Its a simple choice. We can choose to feel defeated or we can choose to defeat...whatever that may look like.
New day resolution: To love more, be more patient, be more kind, BITE MY TONGUE, and choose wisely how I react to life changing moments. No matter how big or little they may be.
I want my life to be marked by love.
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
2013 was a doozy.
I have always been pretty hard on myself when it comes to the life I lead and what I desire to fill my life with. I long for the quiet moments and try to hold on to them so tight. More often than not I feel side swiped by another day. I am constantly questioning my inspiration and how we will drive our lives beyond the strict boundaries of the mundane with uncertainty around every corner.
2013 started our uncertain. A job lost. A job left. A dog gained with the joy that accompanies it. Trying to make the most out of the little was difficult but never unbearable. We learned much and made the same mistakes over and over again. Grace was always present but often it felt out of our reach. We lived off of nothing and were abundantly blessed by that.
In a year which we dubbed "perpetual transition", life seemed too much. Well, almost too much. We found ourselves broken at times, discouraged to say the very least. Not once, not EVEN a single time did our circumstance warrant those emotions. Not really at least. Being caught up in the moment is one thing, but looking at the bigger picture is something that we didn't really perfect.
Kinfolk, Apple, Nike, Juliet Zulu and Stillmotion. We desired to work as it happens to be 1/3 of our lives. And selfishly, we wanted to be happy doing what we were doing. As far as the work was concerned our prayers were answered. Big or small. Even if we haven't or won't realize the answered prayers. They happened and we are thankful. So we have finally, FINALLY landed ourselves two jobs, that we enjoy and will have an opportunity to grow and learn. As scary as that feels.
Along this year we had many adventures. We didn't realize we continued to stay so busy considering the circumstances. Port Angeles, Hank our sweet dog, Chicago and a balmy Iowa, the beach, Sauvie Island and everything in between.
The lessons that caught us in a very compromising position were this : to support... even when you feel like you don't even have a pot to piss in. Which, in nicer terms equals, supporting your mate even when you don't feel supported or you cant even emotionally support yourself. This feat is hard. And it seemed to only get harder. I pray we don't forget the knowledge this rough patch has taught us. A lesson that will be refined in us.
Back to holding on to the special, quiet, God breathed, take your breath away, in awe of moments. Well, yes. These are the moments I long for. That my soul will forever thirst for. They will come and they will go and even though the hard blows that the wave of each day may bring, so what. Life isn't made into memory books of those moments and they are there with reason. Deep reason, in fact. *insert FINE TUNING here. So I should be grateful of all moments no matter how big or small, resounding or small whisper they might be.
2013 started our uncertain. A job lost. A job left. A dog gained with the joy that accompanies it. Trying to make the most out of the little was difficult but never unbearable. We learned much and made the same mistakes over and over again. Grace was always present but often it felt out of our reach. We lived off of nothing and were abundantly blessed by that.
In a year which we dubbed "perpetual transition", life seemed too much. Well, almost too much. We found ourselves broken at times, discouraged to say the very least. Not once, not EVEN a single time did our circumstance warrant those emotions. Not really at least. Being caught up in the moment is one thing, but looking at the bigger picture is something that we didn't really perfect.
Kinfolk, Apple, Nike, Juliet Zulu and Stillmotion. We desired to work as it happens to be 1/3 of our lives. And selfishly, we wanted to be happy doing what we were doing. As far as the work was concerned our prayers were answered. Big or small. Even if we haven't or won't realize the answered prayers. They happened and we are thankful. So we have finally, FINALLY landed ourselves two jobs, that we enjoy and will have an opportunity to grow and learn. As scary as that feels.
Along this year we had many adventures. We didn't realize we continued to stay so busy considering the circumstances. Port Angeles, Hank our sweet dog, Chicago and a balmy Iowa, the beach, Sauvie Island and everything in between.
The lessons that caught us in a very compromising position were this : to support... even when you feel like you don't even have a pot to piss in. Which, in nicer terms equals, supporting your mate even when you don't feel supported or you cant even emotionally support yourself. This feat is hard. And it seemed to only get harder. I pray we don't forget the knowledge this rough patch has taught us. A lesson that will be refined in us.
Back to holding on to the special, quiet, God breathed, take your breath away, in awe of moments. Well, yes. These are the moments I long for. That my soul will forever thirst for. They will come and they will go and even though the hard blows that the wave of each day may bring, so what. Life isn't made into memory books of those moments and they are there with reason. Deep reason, in fact. *insert FINE TUNING here. So I should be grateful of all moments no matter how big or small, resounding or small whisper they might be.
The new adventure with Kinfolk
King Stuart
This little monkey is 5 this year
Met one of the dearest
Grown-up purchase
Last day at Apple
In a commercial
6 weeks
Spring in Portland. It doesn't get much better
Happy birthday, dear.
Beach trip
Longview, WA.
Dearest
Baby Maelle
A new little has arrived
8 week bubba dog. Rest stop.
LA Trip
Bachlorette party
Nike + Accelerator...where I learned Nike wasn't for me.
She came to visit
Z + B expecting
Albina like the old days.
Demo Day
Sweet guy, getting so big.
PA trip
Snuggle Buddies
The best
Barley Dog
San Francisco // Demo Days
New friend, Tobler.
Too many hour berry picking.
V + D wedding extravaganza
Crater Lake
My name sake
Too hot. 103 degree weekend
A friend who kicks cancer in the butt. She is an inspiration.
Snuggle buds
A new adventure.
A new Sailor
Dressing room of the Timbers. Memories. Like the corners of my mind.
Camping
Parents come to visit
The best
J turns two.
Taco Bell date. Ruined me.
Hank's first day at the beach. Getting so big.
The best darn g&t that side of the Mississippi.
Boat tour.
Navy Pier ferris wheel.
A moscow mule in honor of P.
Iowa. See ya never.
Still too hot.
Mom's beautiful garden.
The drive home.
more pics to come....
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