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Finding Joy Again: The Things I Do for Fun
List five things you do for fun. For a long time, I forgot what fun even felt like. Survival mode has a way of stealing joy quietly—you don’t notice it’s gone until one day you realize you’ve been living on autopilot. Healing has taught me something beautiful though: fun isn’t frivolous. It’s necessary. It’s part of coming…
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“Georgie Porgie: The Cat Who Came Back”
If you could make your pet understand one thing, what would it be? I love my cats. I have 3 with Georgie being my favorite! He’s a 2 year old male Tuxedo with the cutest face and white stripe down his nose. He doesn’t like to be carried though and squirms and meows until he’s…
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What I Survived Will Not Define Me
As I approach 45, I reflect on a truth that has taken me many years to fully accept: much of my life was shaped by pain I did not deserve. I survived a childhood marked by abuse—abuse that came from the very people who were meant to protect me. I lived through repeated violence at…
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I Still Believe in Love
I haven’t given up on love.What I’ve given up on is settling. I still desire peace, love, and deep connection with a future partner—but now I understand that those things begin with how I am treated, not just how I feel. I no longer want intensity without stability or affection without accountability. I want partnership…
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What I would do differently
What could you dodifferently If I’m being honest with myself, the biggest thing I would do differently is listen—to myself. My intuition spoke to me long before my circumstances ever changed. It whispered in moments of discomfort, in uneasy silences, in that tight feeling in my chest when something didn’t sit right. But I ignored…
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Positive Relationships
What relationships have a positive impact on you? At this stage in my life, the relationships that positively impact me are the ones that feel safe. I no longer engage in connections that make me question my worth or force me to shrink. I value people who respect my boundaries, honor my voice, and allow me…
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Challenges of Life Now
What are your biggest challenges? Some of my biggest challenges are: 🌱 1. Healing While Still Having to Survive Because I am going through some deep emotional healing while also: 🧠 2. Rewiring Trauma Responses After years of emotional, physical, and relational trauma, my nervous system has learned to: Even when life is calmer now, my…
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Evolving
I’m learning that evolving isn’t always loud or visible. Sometimes it happens quietly—in prayer, in surrender, in the moments where I choose peace over proving a point. Evolving is trusting that God is still working in me, even when I don’t see immediate change. “Being confident of this, that He who began a good work in…
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Past or Future?
Do you spend more time thinking about the future or the past? Why? For most of my life, I’ve spent more time thinking about the future. I’ve always been someone who envisions what could be—setting goals, imagining a better life, and asking myself how I could get there. Whenever I felt unhappy or stuck in my…
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Peace
What is the greatest gift someone could give you? It’s peace. Peace that doesn’t require you to shrink.Peace that doesn’t come with conditions.Peace that doesn’t ask you to explain your pain or prove your worth.
Rooted & Rising 