Big Moments:
* Birthing my daughter.  Was it intense?  Yes.  But itâs also insane feeling a baby exit your body⌠my husband and I sang âI like you as you areâ to her while the midwife team was doing all their checks and what not.  It felt very perfect and so different from my sonâs birth.
* Floating in the Nantucket Sound and feeling at peace, a marked difference from years prior when floating would send me into brief fight or flight. Also, just being able to swim in the ocean as much as I wanted for a few days.
* My son starting preschool and LOVING it.  We did a lot of preparation but I was still worried sending him off into the world without me.  Itâs been awesome to see how much heâs grown in a positive way.
I have had so many small moments over the past year that felt idyllic, and Iâve made a mental note to hold onto them.  Small moments with my husband, kids, other family, friends.  My day to day isnât as expansive as it was in the past, but itâs deepened.  I love this stage of life.  Itâs full of so much love.Â
Dec 26, 2024
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The other day I was in a dressing room with my 3 year old daughter trying on dresses and was struggling with my zipper. She wanted to help and I wasnât so sure it would work out. She rocked the task and was so proud of herself. AND I WAS SO PROUD OF HER. She also helped pick out which dresses I should keep.
It was just one of those special moments and I keep thinking about it.đ
Nov 25, 2024
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And by that I mean whole humans with their own views, preferences, ideas, beauty, personality. Even babies come out of the womb with their own unique energy, it's miraculous! I love getting to know my children. I love spending time with them. I miss them even when they're just sleeping upstairs. Of course I'm their parent and need to instill boundaries and what not, but I do think the way I inherently view them makes it easy for me to do so in a respectful and empathetic manner. What a gift it is to witness the world through their eyes. We really are all just wanting to be seen, loved, and respected. I love being a parent. I love working with kids. It really is an honor, for real.
Oct 11, 2024
Canât explain why I love it so much. I love my family, my daughter & wife, but I find myself so interested in pictures of life pre-toddler. Itâs not that life was better, it was just different. Looking back it almost feels like Iâve lived an entirely different life, like I cannot remember what life was like before becoming a dad. I love my daughter, and I really love my wife. And I hope my kid(s) get to look back on pics of us when we were young and freshly married and go âMom & dad looked like a lot of fun.â
Apr 7, 2025
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Humans have always danced. It is part of who we are, yet we have been conditioned to be self conscious, to think that we do not move our bodies good enough. Dancing is beyond judgement. Dancing is not a skill, it is our soul moving through our bodies, expressed in movement. Dancing is healing. Dancing is bodily autonomy. Dancing is FUN! Any feeling you are feeling can be moved through with dance yet even alone, you fear looking foolish. Kill the judge in your mind, shut the fuck up, and MOVE đ
Apr 24, 2025
In Tarot, The Fool is the first card in the Major Arcana, which represents the life cycle. These cycles we are continuously going through in our lives, not just once. The final card of the Major Arcana is The World (which I have tattooed very large on my thigh), which signifies the completion of a cycle and natural ascension into the next. We are then thrust back into the Fool, with a bit more wisdom.
The Fool as an archetype is one of joy, curiosity, spontaneity, and trust. The Fool is pure of heart, knowing that the Universe has got their back. This innate trust allows The Fool to be playful, to take risks, and truly believe everything will work out. The more we go through life and experience loss, grief, heartache, trauma, the harder it becomes to embrace this energy. Iâve found that as healing goes on, just as itâs shown in tarot, we return to this natural state of being. We start off as The Fool when we are wee little babies, and if we are lucky can return there a few cycles at a time, with more wisdom gained each time. Â
The goal of The Fool is to have positive experiences, maybe for fun, maybe to grow. There is an acceptance with The Fool, a kind of âthis is what is, how can I make this work well for me?â Everything works out for The Fool because they donât know it canât. Anything we go through in life, we can use to grow. I personally believe we all could benefit embracing the archetypal energy of The Fool a bit more. The Fool doesnât stop to worry what other people will think! The Fool does not fret about what ifâs! The Fool is in the moment!
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