Sages & Pages

There are people who, after a pivotal event or through some internal insight, make drastic changes in their lives. As though one day...

Originally this blog was private and just for myself. It was my spiritual outlet to work out what I believed and what I didn't as I began...

It started with crying. At least that is my first conscious memory, the terror I felt when trying to go to sleep as a toddler. Nap times...

Earlier this month, I had a phase. One I'm deeply familiar with, where focus becomes almost impossible, and the effort to do so taxed me....

Today is June 21st, 2023, it's the summer solstice here in the northern hemisphere. 32 years ago, my 42-year-old adopted mother died in a...

After I posted my original 'One Day Angeleen' reflection, life has totally changed and I'm a completely different person with so much...

As I've started putting my writing out there I have noticed how critical I can be. And how uncomfortable it is asking for followers,...

For someone who writes others' adoption stories mine is significantly absent. This is because, like many adoptees, I struggle with...

"But she's not Black!" I overheard my White adopted mother proclaim to my White stepfather after a visit from "concerned' neighbors...

Giving myself permission to be the person I want to be, aka plans for the next 365 days.

The shift from striving into aspiring seems subtle in words but is large in impact.

What does identity mean and what purpose does it serve? I keep thinking of the identities we give ourselves and the ones others give to...

I've been sitting with the feeling of rejection and. I've had two things come up. Rejection is an opportunity Facing rejection is freedom...

Rejection brings about fear, shame, and self-doubt. Let's learn how to move through those feelings.