When I reflect on what the last decade has brought me, hardly any words spring forth begging to be expressed. In its place, there is a deep silence accompanied by a visualization forming… it begins with the image of a placid lake surrounded by a barren desert. The desert symbolizes desolation and loneliness, while the lake represents a reservoir of nourishment, hope, curiosity, and healing. Suddenly, the appearance of the water is reshaped by ferocious…
2016 was about surrendering, finding balance, cultivating sisterhood, building community, and embodying self-love. Deeply grateful for all that it brought with it… the love, the pain, the joy, and the lessons embedded within the undercurrents. I am indeed forever changed. More comfortable with both my graces and imperfections than I’ve ever been. Grateful for the shadows and the light. Feeling the liberating opening of my heart ushering in the immense love that is permeating the…
My days now consist of being confined to a chair, surrounded by multi-colored sticky notes plastered to my dining room table, piles of textbooks, dry erase boards, and a day planner color coded with details about the set routine for each day. Very rarely do I realize what day of the week it is. Time is eluding and illusory. Just like when my first semester of the exciting journey of nursing school started 1 year…