The Sitting Room · No. 01
We spend so much of our lives being needed. But somewhere inside all of that showing up, a quieter version of ourselves stops raising her hand.
When did you last do something purely because it delighted you — not because it was productive, impressive, or useful to someone else? What was it? And what stopped you from doing it again?
Write without editing yourself. Connect deep within.
I grew up in Los Angeles knowing two things very early: that life could be complicated and that complicated was not an excuse. · · · My parents were young when they had me and split before I was two. I grew up with younger sisters on both sides of my new blended
Most mornings I wake at 5:55. I do the thing we all know we’re not supposed to do. I reach for my phone, open Instagram, and scroll while my eyes adjust and the foggy haze lifts. I know the better version of this morning involves meditation, stretching, silence.
When We’re Disconnected, Discernment Fades I shared on the podcast at the end of last year that “my thorn of 2025” was my Grandma’s decline. As the words left my mouth, I remember feeling a sense of finality, a deep inner knowing. Sadly, just a few weeks later,
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