Tag: Creative Growth
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Progress doesn’t always look like praise. Sometimes it looks like showing up anyway. So I will keep showing up. Refining the collar. Softening the muzzle transitions. Writing alongside the work… and not waste the gift of time when it’s given.
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Either way, it helped. It gave me a way back into the present. And if you’ve ever had one of those days where your mind drags you somewhere you fought like hell to leave behind… you’re not alone.
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Hearing that meant more to me than any award or medal ever could. It reminded me that leadership, much like humility, doesn’t always fix everyone in the moment — but when it lands, it can ripple forward for years.
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If you’re feeling stretched this holiday season between the life you’re leaving and the one you’re stepping into, I hope you give yourself a moment to appreciate what’s already in your hands. Trust the process. There’s more there than you think.
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Ninety days isn’t much in the grand scheme of life — but when you show up every single day, even in small ways, it becomes its own kind of transformation.
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Honoring the fallen, creating for the living, and staying grateful for every step in between.
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Today wasn’t comfortable. But it was needed. It was about trusting the process—and it reminded me that strength isn’t just holding the line. Sometimes it’s knowing when to soften, when to speak up, and when to finally feel what you’ve been carrying.
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Understanding the path forward doesn’t magically clear the debris inside. Knowing what needs to change doesn’t guarantee the feelings will cooperate. But I’m learning that this in-between space — the uncomfortable, chaotic, conflicting middle — is where real growth happens.
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The First Time I Thought of Myself as an Adult During group therapy this week something someone shared brought up a memory I had not thought about in decades. I revisited this memory that shaped how I see myself even now. It was the first time I truly felt like an adult. I was stationed…
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In art and in life, rebuilding starts when we stop clinging to what no longer serves — and start shaping something new from what remains. Every healed tattoo, every fresh design, carries that truth. Rebuild isn’t just repair; it’s transformation — the art of turning what once held us back into something that moves us…