That Funky Forgiveness Factor

There is some gratification to be had in a little righteous indignation, right?  It's easy to indulge in those times when we feel we have been unjustly wronged.  It's like we fill up a tub with all of that R.I. (righteous indignation), and just bathe in it, luxuriously so.  "I cannot believe they did that to me."  "Who does he …

Happy Doesn’t Die

  In mid-2015, I stumbled upon one of those epic songs you encounter in life.  You know, a song that hits you where it counts when you really need it to.  I heard it in a movie that I kind of had been avoiding because the title was too much to deal with given my …

Know thy Wants

I want "to want" boldly. Do you remember Uncle Arthur's Bedtime Stories? Do you remember the story "The Hollow Pie" about the child that kept going after the biggest and best of everything? I get what the story was trying to teach, how to be unselfish, share good things with others, etc., but if you …

Just Go with It

A common principle in the natural world is that elements that are rigid and unmovable, when met with an opposing, overpowering pressure, will break.  Whereas, those things that are a little pliable, when met with an opposing pressure, are able to bend and adjust, thus allowing themselves to remain in tact. I grew up in …

Soul Food

Lesson: with some Divine help, remember that you are the best caretaker for your soul. Tend to it well. I've realized that I cannot allow everything to come up in my soul space. If you are Christian, do you remember Philippians 4:8?   "Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, …

Weaklings Wanted

I'm going to let you in on a little secret.  Are you ready?  Guess what?  I have weaknesses (shhhh). No seriously, my name is Tiffany, and not everything I do is dag nabbit perfect all of the time.  I don't feel "on" all of the time.  I do not know all things.  I have weaknesses. I'm …

Living for More than Just Me

I've always looked at my health very much as a "me" thing. I have always been pretty  much "I got this" when it comes to the topic, and I have to be honest with you, it has never been too much of a concern.  Yup.  I'll admit that, now, I have some weight that I …

Balancing Strength and Softness: the art of being Cherished

I am a nurturer by trade.  A giver.  "A fixer."  When someone comes to me with a problem they need fixing, I could stroll up to it with a gait that would put Olivia Pope to shame and look it in its eye and say,"It's handled." I come from a long line of these type …

The “Unreasonable” Nature of Love

Love. . .will never stop to fail our expectations. Oh, we think we know.  We think we have it all summed up.  Through poems, essays, songs, paintings, each person feels to a certain extent that he/she has reached some manageable explanation of what love is and what love should be. But the truth is, we …

Living on the “Edge” With Some Crazy Faith

Let me level with you: I'm on a mission to keep it very real with God. Most of my life, I've lived my spiritual journey by the book and in a very prescribed way. Growing up in the same denomination all of my life, I became very well-versed in the ways of living a "cultural" …