I’m really looking forward to sharing more here about the things I love — food, simple wellness, cross-stitch, and all the little creative things that make life feel good. Those things bring me joy, and they’re a big part of what this space is going to be about. But before I jump into all that, let me stop for a minute and talk about something else — silence is golden. This is something most of us already know, yet the benefits of silence are easy to overlook in a world that is constantly moving and talking. Every now and then, though, life has a way of reminding us of the…
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Lessons in Living — Lesson #2: Why Saying No Is Okay
I’m sharing small lessons in living — the kind you don’t always recognize while you’re learning them. They don’t arrive all at once. They show up quietly, over time, usually after you’ve already lived through the hard part. This one took me longer than I care to admit. For a long time, I thought saying yes was proof that I was a good person. Over time, I’ve learned that saying no is okay — even though it took me a while to believe it. If someone invited me somewhere, I went.If someone asked me to do something, I said sure — nothing illegal or immoral.I believed that showing up —…
