THE FOREST SYMPHONY: Trees, Veins, and the Math God Hid in Both On an unusually warm winter night in December 2024, we brought our daughter’s little piano out into the yard, and beneath a whole canopy of stars, she played. She was only sixteen months old, but her love for this world was already so […]
Before the sun rises, ever so slowly, trees, who had been at rest, awaken to begin subtly stretching their limbs to reach as much sunlight as possible. There’s no metaphor or hidden meaning behind this, just an appreciation for life… It’s a beautiful thing. Try this: Before starting your day out in the world, be […]
#YouAreNOTRequiredToPlayByTheRules • The magic in your life will reveal itself when you are vulnerable. When you are not playing by the rules, but instead confidently living in the moment, without fear of making a mistake or the judgement of others. This freedom doesn’t happen over night. It is a process which involves deconditioning yourself from […]
Tip 4918 You don’t have to act hard or act like you don’t care. Nothing will grow in a space that isn’t nurtured. Nothing exists that isn’t real– You have to be real with yourself and your emotions in order to foster real connections. Vulnerability is the way out, through, and up.
#SpiritedSolitude noelclark.com shares a taped conversation with stage IV cancer survivor turned medical marijuana advocate, Kyle Kostic and artist, Lorenzo P. of lorenzopphotography.com as we discuss self-imposed isolation as a form of Spirited Solitude. Told by doctors he had less than a year to live, Kyle Kostic began living on his own terms. He packed […]
#DontHideYourFly Often times, people think of life as linear. They imagine life as a perfect timeline, where schooling takes this amount of time, you find you partner at such and such an age, get married, have kids, yadda ya, yadda ya– all milestones reached at preconceived times. All imagined benchmarks that people assume will just […]
Hope is undeniably responsible for many of life’s greatest triumphs. Hope is one of the most compelling feelings one can be motivated by. Life sometimes can feel bitter, harsh, and unrelentingly cruel. Without the power of hope, sometimes these conditions can feel as though they are too much to bear. I have felt defeated by […]
You don’t have to act hard or act like you don’t care. Nothing will grow in a space that isn’t…
What drives you to create the life you are living? I’m motivated by my desire to give back. After my Daddy’s accident, it felt as if my heart was ripped out of my chest. Still, God gives me…
