Dear Avery, Your cousin, Ryder, is wise beyond his years. At 2 years old, he started reading small words. Then at 3 he started reading road signs, song titles, and car logos. Now at 4, he understands that he is not his thoughts. He has already recognized that he is not his thoughts! Let meContinue reading ““But my brain tells me something different than my heart” says my 4-year old son”
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Going to Burning Man with an anxiety disorder
Dear Avery, Around this time last year, I was travelling around Amsterdam by myself. Something I never thought I’d ever do. So this year? Burning Man! It’s my next big adventure, and my next personal challenge. Burning man is a community of people that come together in the middle of a barren desert, build aContinue reading “Going to Burning Man with an anxiety disorder”
Are you the same person you were last Easter?
Dear Avery, Happy Easter! Today was such a lovely day — slightly overcast with a cool breeze and the sun peeking through the clouds. The church service was outside with over a thousand people gathered to celebrate Easter. The message was around what death means, what truly living means, and the importance of shedding yourContinue reading “Are you the same person you were last Easter?”
Thank you, Amsterdam.
Dear Avery, Amsterdam is everything I dreamed of, and more. I’m here now on my last day, in the backyard of my adorable hostel (Coco Mama), writing this to you. The sunshine is out. The breeze is lovely. The leaves are rustling. I can hear the roar of the scooters from the street as theContinue reading “Thank you, Amsterdam.”
My motto for 2018: All is Well.
Dear Avery, The very last day of 2017, I was hit with a major panic attack. It was as-if the weight of the year for me had waited to show its full strength in the form of taking over my body. It started with a shortness of breath, tightening of my chest, losing feeling inContinue reading “My motto for 2018: All is Well.”
With Love, Aunt Megs 