I write on this blog, and share my life in pictures on Instagram, because I believe in the transformative power of telling our stories. Telling our stories is not only a way for us to process, heal and grow individually, but it’s also a gift we offer to others. It’s the best way I know to inspire hope, change and goodness.
I know some people who don’t think they have a story, that their lives are ‘regular’ or boring or somehow not special. And I know some people who think that their story isn’t worth telling until they’ve achieved success (however they define success). I also know some people who think that the story they experienced when they were 5 or 15 defines who they are today, and who they’re capable of becoming.
At times, I have believed all of these things about my own story. By practicing courage and learning how far-reaching love and compassion truly are, I’ve been able to untangle many of these thoughts, and others, I’m still working on.
For the work in progress that is me, and you, I want to share this short prayer. I hope it will flow straight from my heart into yours:
xo
