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Had to post today in honor of #houstonastros. 👊 (and for all of us who are fighting to come back!) Today is your day! There’s no grittier team or city out there! You got this! 🧡💙🧡💙 #takeitback #neversettle #grit #htown #worldseries #astros

Happy FriYAY! As women, we know we need each other. We know we are FOR each other. So, why do we adopt this myth of comparison and competition? Well, it doesn’t help that our culture preaches scarcity. We are constantly sent messages of “not enough” - we are sold the idea that if we have MORE, then all will be good- more money, more stuff, more friends, more likes on social media etc... we have numerous avenues towards comparison, inadequacy and scarcity. In my mind the cure is gratitude and approaching life from a place of inherent worthiness. As @drrebeccaray states, “Gratitude is the birthplace of enough, and enough is the birthplace of contentment” Can I get an amen?? 🙏 🙌❤️👊

I was feeling like I needed a little boost today (a Beyoncé boost to be exact) to get me in the mood for some much needed change- new month, new weather (🤞), new ideas... and I came across this pic of me and a candy created version of Queen Bey. Am I right? But, there’s something about her that makes us women feel better- more in control- more free to be exactly who we are... Is it her empowered lyrics, visceral body moves, or authentic, raw beauty? Who knows, really.., but today felt like a Beyoncé day. So here ya have it. I found this quote from her in Vogue from September 2018. “There are many shades on every journey. Nothing is black or white. I’ve been through hell and back, and I’m grateful for every scar. I have experienced betrayals and heartbreaks in many forms. I have had disappointments in business partnerships as well as personal ones, and they all left me feeling neglected, lost, and vulnerable. Through it all I have learned to laugh and cry and grow. I look at the woman I was in my 20s and I see a young lady growing into confidence but intent on pleasing everyone around her. I now feel so much more beautiful, so much sexier, so much more interesting. And so much more powerful.” There’s so much freedom in aging and becoming who we are truly meant to be- no more pleasing, pretending, trying, striving and proving- just allowing our realness to fuel us forward into who God created us to be all along. Here’s to all the women out there doing the hard things, getting knocked down yet always getting back up and never ever giving up!! 💕🙌🙏 Tag someone up think might need to hear this today.

After experiencing a couple of challenging weeks, I’m realizing something... despite being one of the most important life hacks any of us can master, the practice of acceptance is FREAKIN HARD. Carl Jung said "What [we] resist, persists." By struggling against the pain — by resisting and rejecting it — we create undue suffering. But what if we can create a different reality? A reality of acceptance. Acceptance is tricky. It doesn't mean we’ve chosen or endorse what we’re accepting. It doesn't mean we like our anxiety, want our chronic pain or difficult relationship. But rather, we’re choosing to allow it to be there. To make space for it. To give ourselves permission to be as we are and feel what we feel without creating unproductive shame or anxiety. As Buddha says, “The pain might still be there, but much of our suffering will be alleviated.” I feel better already. Happy Thursday. ❤️❤️❤️

Loving the pink/red trend from #emmys last night! Pink and red is so stunning together. It exudes life, optimism and femininity. It was so fun to see some color again too! Happy glam (first day of fall) Monday! ❤️💗❤️💗❤️💗 #pinkandred #emmyfashion #mandymoore #hollywoodglam #susankelechiwatson #marisatomei #actress #seriestv #tvshow #awards #hollywood #grammys #movie #emmynominations #tvshows #cinema

On a day like yesterday, this thought came across my mind. All of us living in Houston were riding an emotional roller coaster as we felt the wrath of Mother Nature take its toll on our city once again. Imelda seemed to creep up out of nowhere. On the one hand, I felt a deep sense of joy that my family was safe during such an awful storm, but, on the other, I felt immense sadness for the reality that so many people were in danger. And, to make matters worse, many people in the Houston community are still dealing with post traumatic stress after Hurricane Harvey. It feels extremely unsettling to know that you cannot control outside forces— it creates a sense of helplessness, fear and anxiety. Most of us want clarity around how we feel, but maybe by embracing the complexity of our thoughts, feelings and emotions, we can more easily accept life’s inherent unpredictability and our own. My heart goes out to all who are suffering today- keeping you in my thoughts and prayers. ❤️🙏

Loved speaking @jlthewoodlands (The Woodlands Junior League) this week. The women are AMAZING- energetic, beautiful, welcoming, giving, and passionate are just a few words to describe them. We did the usual- we went DEEP y’all - we talked about all the things— self worth, life transitions, the inner critic, people pleasing, perfectionism etc... but what we all decided was the ultimate truth was this: The gift of self has always been there. We’ve possessed it from the beginning. It’s our divine right. We arrive whole and we leave whole and nothing can ever change that. Feeling better already on this wet Thursday in Texas! #staysafehouston 💕🙌🙏

This is post worthy and here’s why: We don’t see enough images like this— we either see the illusion of too glossy, shiny and instagrammed OR we see the other end- dark, violent and divisive. But this image is neither. It’s a moment that would usually go unnoticed. A moment defined by the human condition. A girl desperately crying out for help who struggles with autism doing all she can to cope. Seeing an image of a woman who decides nothing is more important than extending kindness, compassion and empathy for another soul who desperately needs it is - LOVE- plain and simple. It’s our greatest resource. It’s why we are here. Even though this picture might look sweet and kind at first glance, trust me when I tell you - the moment this beautiful child fell into a state of anxiety — it was traumatic, stressful and heart wrenching. It took courage to intervene, to say, fully and completely- I’m in! I’ll be the person to walk into this and offer my love, my understanding, my grace, my compassion and my heart. I know because I’ve been there. There’s nothing, absolutely nothing more crucial than offering our hearts to one another. ❤️🙏 (See my insta stories for link with full story)

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