Tag: Intentional Life

Today Is My Peaceful Day

Morning light, a warm cup, and a quiet reminder: today is my peaceful day.

Each morning, I begin with a simple ritual.I write in my journal: Today is my peaceful day. I write it at least three times.Then I stand, feel my feet on the floor, glance around the room, and speak the words out loud. These words are more than a mere affirmation.I feel them deep in my… Continue reading Today Is My Peaceful Day

Soft is Not Weak

Sacred fierceness does not always roar. Sometimes it grows quietly, like roots reaching deeper into the truth of who we are.

I read a story many years ago about the goddess Durga and how she restored balance to the world.In the myth, chaos had taken hold — fear, violence, and confusion spreading like wildfire. Even the greatest powers could not quiet the storm. Then Durga appeared.She rode in on the back of her lion, steady and… Continue reading Soft is Not Weak

A Doorway, Not a Wound

A short while ago, someone posted something on social media that felt unkind to me.It was a slanted half-truth — just enough distortion to sting. I don’t know this person well. I suspect they were moving from their own unresolved pain. Still, it hurt. It was passive-aggressive. Aimed. And I found myself asking the old… Continue reading A Doorway, Not a Wound

Presence Asks You to Feel What Cannot Be Fixed

A quiet cup of tea, light on the window, and nothing that needs fixing.

I am sitting here, fingers at the keyboard—aka, pen in hand—writing. Fear is present. She is almost always here. My knee-jerk reaction is to banish her. My ego voice says, Oh, my Lee! We have a ton of emails to respond to. And what about all the social media posts—people will think you are rude,… Continue reading Presence Asks You to Feel What Cannot Be Fixed

1 · 1 · 1 — A New Year’s Meditation & Ritual

A pause. A beginning from center.

January 1, 2026 Today is a rare convergence:1 · 1 · 1 Not a call to start over,but an invitation to begin from center, from where we are now. A Soft 1 · 1 · 1 Meditation Take a moment. Place one hand on your heart, one on your belly. Let your breath slow. On… Continue reading 1 · 1 · 1 — A New Year’s Meditation & Ritual

Winter Solstice: Rebirth Without Effort

The quiet return of light

The Winter Solstice marks the return of the light, but it also honors the wisdom of the dark. It reminds us that rebirth doesn’t require effort — only honesty. This morning I woke with a familiar ache in my gut and heart, a pain I’ve schlepped around for many years. When it made its appearance… Continue reading Winter Solstice: Rebirth Without Effort

The Heart of an Empath

To be an empath is to feel the world in your own skin.

How to care for yourself when you feel the world too deeply This reflection follows my recent writing on Unconditional Love. Where that piece explored how we hold others in love, this one asks: how do we hold ourselves when we feel so deeply? To be an empath is to feel the world in your… Continue reading The Heart of an Empath

I Didn’t Understand Ho‘oponopono (Until I Did)

“You don’t have to earn your way home.” This image symbolizes the innocence within us all—the part that quietly walks the path of return, not to become worthy, but to remember we already are.

When “I’m Sorry” Became My Identity By the time I was 5 years old, the words I’m sorry had become my mantra; they lived in my mouth like breath. I constantly whispered them to myself, to others, and to the Divine. These words had become my identity. My naive little 5-year-old self, already lost in… Continue reading I Didn’t Understand Ho‘oponopono (Until I Did)

Grace

You were born into a state of grace. It is impossible for you to leave it. You cannot fall out of grace, nor can it be taken from you. You can ignore it. You can hold beliefs that blind you to its existence. You will still be graced but unable to perceive your own uniqueness… Continue reading Grace