I don’t believe in complicated routines. The more complicated, the more likely it is to fall apart the moment life gets messy. When we strip it down to its essence, the point of morning routine isn’t to do more. It’s to create a small, steady anchor, a moment to come home to yourself before the noise of the world seeps in.

Some connections arrive quietly and change us forever. Through loving and losing Rini, and learning to live with the wild, untamed spirit of River, I discovered that love doesn’t always look the way we expect it to. Sometimes it asks us to slow down. Sometimes it asks us to let go. And sometimes it teaches us how to live fully awake, right in the middle of the chaos.

When I look back at different seasons of my life and ways I’ve given my power away, it’s not the glaringly obvious things that stand out, but the subtle, daily choices that slowly sucked the life out of me.

The patterns that didn’t feed my soul, but also didn’t look “bad” enough on the surface. The disempowering choices that were easy to ignore, rationalize, and justify over time. The insidious experiences that eroded my confidence and self-trust.

It’s how most of us lose ourselves and give our power away - slowly, quietly, over time.

Some thoughts that have been living in my notes app for a while. Reflections on creativity, standards, change, attention, and what actually shapes a meaningful life. Some ideas don’t need expanding — they’re complete as they are.

A consistent journaling practice has been one of the most grounding and transformative rituals in my life. Over time, it became a space for clarity, emotional release, insight, and creative play. In this post, I’m sharing seven creative ways to journal that can help you reconnect with yourself, deepen your self-awareness, and breathe new life into your writing practice.

Here are some question to orient you towards the possibilities inherent in each new day.