“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” ~Anais Nin A month ago I sat down in a tattoo studio. The story of the tattoo is simple: strawberry blossoms and cherry blossoms for my two boys. Cole was born duringContinue reading “Blossom”
Category Archives: grow into it
Eat and Pray and Love
A few months ago, Elizabeth Gilbert announced that she would be publishing a collection of stories from her fans: Eat, Pray, Love made me do it! I jumped out of my chair with excitement, and then I sat back down and started writing. Eat, Pray, Love made me do it all. From the moment IContinue reading “Eat and Pray and Love”
(Peru) Screen Day 1
(May 15, 2015) It’s about to begin. I’ve had this thought for so many weeks now. I have carried around so much anticipation knowing this moment was about to arrive, and today is the day it begins. Today is the day I get to observe the magic of a medical mission. Patients are probably waitingContinue reading “(Peru) Screen Day 1”
Grow into it, still growing.
A year ago I realized the importance of growth, the comfort of growth, the necessity of growing. Grow into it. It’s been almost a year since I changed jobs. It’s been almost a year since we enrolled Chet in school. It’s been almost a year since our family learned to adapted to so many new changes.Continue reading “Grow into it, still growing. “
Collide
“I would say that the thrust of my life has been initially about getting free, and then realizing that my freedom is not independent of everybody else. Then I am arriving at that circle where one works on oneself as a gift to other people so that one doesn’t create more suffering. I help peopleContinue reading “Collide”
Kristy Maute 