Love the Path That Made You Who You Are
The world around us is constantly changing. Sometimes, I feel like a different person from one moment to the next. For instance, we’ve all been asked, “Who am I?” It’s a question that makes...
Author: Marcia
Too Many Dreams, Not Enough Room
Living with a Busy Mind and Learning to Focus on What Matters I have all these things I want to do — fixing my bike, drawing, writing, building with Legos, and trying new games....
Clarity in Sobriety
Sobriety isn’t only about abstaining — it’s about awakening. When the noise fades, what remains is clarity: sharp, raw, and often uncomfortable, yet profoundly honest. As I reflected in The Five Companions of the...
Acceptance of Self
Self-acceptance is the quiet revolution we rarely celebrate. It’s less about perfection, more about peace. It asks us to stop performing and start returning — to see ourselves clearly, flaws and all, and whisper,...
Greying with Pleasure
Welcoming the Gentle Shift of Growing Older Aging is not a surrender; it’s a soft evolution. The years do not steal — they refine. The silver in our hair, the lines on our faces,...
Is Happiness/Peace Fluid?
We often chase happiness as if it were a permanent home — but what if it’s a tide, not a destination? Peace shifts too, like light through water. Both are meant to move. In...
How to Recognize Happiness
Happiness isn’t always loud. It doesn’t always arrive dressed in laughter or achievement. Often, it hides in the pauses — in the warmth of an ordinary day or the stillness after a storm. In...
The Five Companions of the Soul: Reflections on Happiness, Humor, Intelligence, Freedom, and Regret
The Five Companions: On Happiness, Humor, Intelligence, Freedom, and Regret There are particular companions that never leave us — not entirely.They shift shapes, change voices, grow quiet or loud depending on the season, but...