Heart Compass Journal

One of the hardest lessons in my life has been learning and understanding what I want, need and desire. This is a never-ending evolution, and also learning to communicate that with my emotions and my voice while allowing others the same. These last few months have been rough, which is what happens when you are […]

This is an interesting concept, so let’s talk about what an epiphany is. I sometimes call it a light bulb moment or an “aha” moment. Epiphany: A sudden moment of clear understanding or realization where you recognize something you did not fully see before. Revelation: A striking disclosure of something you did not realize you […]

I think vulnerability starts long before you tell another person what you need. It starts with knowing yourself well enough to admit what you actually want, what scares you, what matters to you, and what helps you feel loved. You cannot ask another person to know you if you are still hiding pieces of yourself […]

I have been trying to understand and show myself and others unconditional love. It is quite difficult really and in the last year, I have learned a lot. I took some time off work to reset, support a friend and honestly examine some things in myself. I think we think unconditional love means giving without […]

Some lessons in life hurt more than others. Sometimes the pain comes from another person, and sometimes it comes from what we discover when we are willing to look honestly at ourselves. When you love someone, even if they do not reciprocate that love in the way you hoped, there is usually something to learn. […]

I want to talk about something that I am not sure I have publicly talked about. My close friends, yes. Publicly, not really. I have always been this way. I have always had these gifts, sensitivities, experiences, whatever word you want to use. There are many different terms people use to describe intuitive or spiritual […]

When we have come from relationships that leave an imprint on us, whether that be good or bad, it takes awareness to recognize it and see it within. Sometimes that creates an auto response. I call it the “Off with their head” response. Like the Queen in Alice in Wonderland. Immediate. Quick. Reactionary. Auto responses […]

Sometimes love shows you where you are blind to yourself – your actions, your behaviors, and your emotions. It is not there to punish you, even though it can feel that way sometimes. The lessons can be painful. People you thought cared about you may not. People betray others. You get lied to. You get […]

You would think, working in disaster for so long, I would know how to handle one of my own. I usually do, but I have taken repeated hits over the last few weeks, and today, another one felt overwhelming.The freaking-out thing has not happened for a bit. I can handle something for someone else, no […]

We have all felt it. Putting out effort that is not matched in return in a relationship. Overgiving. Overloving. Overdoing. The key isn’t those actions themselves; it’s the desire and motivation behind them. If your primary reason for giving is to get something from the other person you are giving to, it is not authentic […]