You can choose to sit with something and learn from it, or you can choose to remove it before it freezes you in place. Sometimes, it might make sense to do both, focusing on what’s blocking your immediate path and leaving the rest to conquer at another time.
Advocating for Winter
But winter, for all its sharp edges, has taught me something essential. Sometimes, what looks barren on the surface is often where the deepest work happens.
A Powerful Tool Available to All of Us
There is a tool that exists that can tilt the playing field. It’s been around forever and has proven effective. Yet, it remains completely underutilized and ignored by most.
Sweet 16
When I think back about the past 16 years, I’m glad to be where I am. It took an incredible amount of hard work, perseverance, faith, vulnerability, and acceptance to get here. Even if I don’t want to be “here” I’m grateful and lucky that I am.
May Days
The month started off promising, but things then quickly took a turn…
Upcoming Speaking Event
I will be speaking in Tiffin, Ohio on Wednesday, 4/9/25. This is a free event for anyone interested.
Here Comes the Thaw
If you’ve felt like nothing has been happening in your life, if you’ve felt stuck in a season of cold, don’t lose heart. You are certainly not alone. But rest assured, life has been happening. Even when you couldn’t see it, even when it didn’t feel like it. And now, just like the earth beneath our feet, you are coming to life again.
Goodbye Melanie
Melanie passed away. She was 42 years old.
Five Tips for Overcoming Challenges
During a recent conversation, someone told me they would not have been able to handle paralysis the way that I have. To which I responded…
A Gift of Hope
This Giving Tuesday, please consider supporting Getting Back Up and join a movement of generosity that changes lives.