I remember i was 18... my mother had offered to watch her granddaughter for my sister. I was at her house visiting that day... I could never hold back when I know i would see sweet little Geni ... I knew mom offered this to my sister, to give her time she needed for self care. I invited myself. Mom appreciated my offer of help. As the day wore on, the toddler exhausted mom... her friend called... she complained... a LOT to her friend. Not just im tired... like really expressing deep resentment. I was holding the baby... she cried. She was hearing and understanding what was happening. I was there helping her, playing with her because it brought me joy... Mom was offering the gift but holding resentment.... I got curious. "Mom"... I asked when she got off the phone. "Why do you offer something if you don't want to give it?" She said "of course I want to give it..." "That's not what I saw today Mom, no shame, but let's talk about it." She sat silently for a while. "I don't know" she said. "Yes you do." I said. She said..." I wish you hadn't seen that" I said, Im glad i did. I want to understand. Don't you? "I do." She said "Doesn't it say somewhere in the Bible that we're supposed to give with a giving heart? Isn't that supposed to mean that once the gift is offered you sacrifice any attachment to the gift? That we decide to let it be joyful even if they sell it or trash it? Isn't it still a gift?" "Yes" she said... "it is." "So, how is a gift of your time, that you get to spend with one so fresh from heaven, any different?... AND Isn't bitching about it, outloud to another... also trashing your own gift? " Her eyes got wide... sigh... hugs... "I never thought about it that way. "But you're right. I want to change that." And she did, not perfectly.. but Persistently. The lesson for me was that if I complain it sours everything. My mood, their mood, and the gift is no longer a gift... it even goes so far as to cause damage 💔 😢 Mom getting upset was really because she was tired, hungry, bored... not because she resented time with her granbaby.

Today is February 1st—the first day of one of the historically most challenging months for me, and for anyone else who suffers from seasonal affective disorder. As my grandma loves to say, "February is the shortest AND longest month of the year." But today is also the full moon in Leo, for all you astrology nerds out there. (Looking at you, @Matthew O'Brien! 😉) And this full moon in Leo is calling you—calling ALL of us—to step into our power and f*cking shine! To honor this full moon in my sun & ascendant signs (yes, I'm a double Leo, and yes, I am proud about it 😂🦁), I am proposing a challenge: 🌅 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗲 & 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟭-𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 🌅 For the next 21 days, I’m committing to sharing one lesson per day about: - 🧠 Business & entrepreneurship - 🌱 Emotional regulation & nervous system stability - 💰 Abundance, self-trust, and sustainable success - 🧘‍♂️ Becoming a more grounded, embodied human And I’m inviting you to do this with me. 🔥 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 🔥 Keep it simple & real: - Post one lesson per day (or whenever you feel called) - Short is perfect (3–10 sentences is plenty) - No polishing, no perfectionism - Lessons can be from wins, mistakes, patterns, or realizations The goal is to step into your power, shine your light, and OWN who you are. F*ck RSD. F*ck being "too much". F*ck being "broken". This is your time to take up space and show how f*cking powerful you really are! There are no prizes here. No one is tracking or keeping score. Miss a day? Come back. This isn't about perfection. This is about seeing how much JOY and EASE we can bring into our practice. Let's rise together. Let's shine. Are you with me?