Deliberate steps and a commitment to healing will help you through those hard times. — Healing from grief is one of the hardest experiences you’ll ever go through, and it’s the one common human experience we all have at some time in our lives. I heard someone say experiencing loss isn’t a life sentence; it’s a life passage. But I never expected it to be…

Did you know your story is the most compelling and powerful tool there is for connecting with people? — Life is about the connections we make and the impact we have. Connecting with people doesn’t mean you share every bit of your life story; it means finding ways in your life to relate to someone. …

You’re not always prepared for the unexpected, but how you handle it is essential to living a fulfilled life — Sometimes the most remarkable things happen when you take a wrong turn. The photo above captures one of them. My husband and I were hopelessly lost while traveling in France. We had a rental car with an undependable GPS. It didn’t account for the streets built in ancient times. More…

Many people struggle with past trauma, but why do some say it changed the course of their life? — There’s a reason why some people will tell you they became better people after something terrible happens. Sometimes people dwell too long on “when bad things happen to good people.” They don’t know there’s a mysterious transformation simply because the human will is designed to survive. There were chapters of…

This surprisingly simple writing practice can help us stay engaged, fortified, and inspired. — If you’re alive, you’re a creative person. — Elizabeth Gilbert, Big Magic, Creative Living Beyond Fear Curiosity is your creative mind at work. It’s the mind’s tool that never expires or becomes obsolete. It presents itself as a single question beginning with these two words… “I wonder…” How many times…

So much life… so many articles, and I’m not done yet — Hi! I’m Sandy Peckinpah, and I’ve been a writer on Medium for a long time, publishing my first article on March 22, 2016. …

This ritual should be non-negotiable for everyone — I remember the terrifying day the magnifying mirror became a necessary part of my life. I’d just come off the beach at our vacation hotel in Maui. The kids played joyfully at the water’s edge, while I had parked myself under an umbrella. …

What’s your story… What happened to you? — It took me years to feel the aftershock from having great trauma in my life. I never asked for it, I don’t think anyone does. No one is immune to bad things happening, yet, everyone’s path to healing is different. I used to hear people say they became stronger, better…

How I stopped anxiety and chaos with these simple observations and changes… from work, to life, to love — I never knew my house before… until it became my world. These past two years have been the pause I needed to look at how I wanted to live my life. Contrary to what I thought, I wasn’t at peace. My life was chaotic, rigid, and highly scheduled. …