What would you have been doing during the time of MLK Jr.? Where would you have spoken up? Where would you have put your body and livelihood in danger? Who would you have aligned yourself with? ⠀ ⠀ This morning I got the incredible honor of participating in the Orange Couty MLK prayer breakfast hosted by @lamonthartman. As part of the breakfast, we got to hear from Mayor @letitiacclark and I can't stop thinking about her words-⠀ ⠀ I often wonder where I would have been had I lived during the time of slavery, or the first civil rights fight- Mayor Clark reminded me, "that where we are now is where we would have been then." If we are silent we would have been silent, if we are pushing toward Equity we would have been pushing toward equity. ⠀ ⠀ May I challenge you to not just read or listen to MLK's quotes, but to ask yourselves, as I am asking myself- Will I stand up or will I stand by? ⠀ #mlkday #martinlutherkingjr #ihaveadream #blacklivesmatter #justice 
I am looking for an old photo and found this one. I feel like you should know this photo was taken six years ago in front of an airstream- even back then they made me starry eyed. Thanks @davidtosti for capturing this! #stilldreaming #whereamilooking #myfriendisanamazingphotgrapher 
This conversation... has me asking "what is the scary thing I am being invited into next?" So grateful that @josietakestheworld and I get to talk to people like @i.v_king for the @makingspacespodcast. Every week I am reminded how important hearing other stories is for making space for ourselves. So check out the conversation... (link in bio) and let me know what petrifies you in the comments below...I want to encourage you to step into some of those spaces. 
#tbt to creating this for my friend's son when he graduated from a graduate music program. "Is she an artist?" I overheard someone ask the guy I was dating at the time "no, but she sees things like an artist and you can talk to her like an artist." His answer wasn't wrong- especially because I hadn't shared any of my work with him. He is an incredible artist and I hadn't really painted in years. The title “artist” feels suited for those who trained in college. I took a few classes and was in AP art in Highschool. Hardly the same as art school. The funny thing is if you asked some people, they would have responded "yes she is an artist I have her work on my wall." A wonderful conversation with @larartstudio brought back that question that I haven't been sure how to answer myself. Is she an artist? Does making art make me an artist? Does one ever feel like an artist? Lanecia (who is a fantastic artist and on our podcast next week) shared with me that she's always thought of me as a creative. Perhaps we need other people to help us see sides of ourselves we have forgotten and help us claim things we aren't ready to claim. So for today my answer to "is she an artist?"- "yes although she is always one piece away from feeling that she can wear that title, perhaps that is why I keep creating." 
#tbt I couldn’t save this gem til October because there are a lot of things to be anxious about and we all could use a laugh. ⠀ ⠀ It also answers my friend’s question “have you always had a sense of style?” ⠀ ⠀ I also love how annoyed my brother @jonathanwheath is and my complete commitment to the nerd character including my pose. Oh baby Sarah you were always looking for a stage. And fun fact that is actually my dad’s pocket protector. #styleishereditary #ootd 
Tenor some people said some nice things about you on the internet let’s send them some love #photogenicdog #photogenic #wednesday 
When I was in 8th grade our teachers came up with fun superlatives for each of us mine was "most likely to host a talk show." I loved asking people questions about themselves, and I loved talking and making other people talk. For a long time, I saw this "loving to talk to people about themselves" as a negative. My brother is quieter and I wished I could be quieter, more mysterious, but I just wanted to know everything about everyone. I wasn't nosy just curious. Why are people the way they are? Even though I am an introvert and I get my energy from my alone time- I sure love to hear people's stories. I think I have always innately known that making space for people's stories has the power to change the world. I am so lucky to have weekly conversations with some of the most inspiring space makers with @josietakestheworld. I share these stories with you because I really believe that stories contained in people's lives and the spaces we inhabit have the power to change the world. This week we share the story of @I.v_king (link in bio) I have been reflecting on her journey and how it has made her the incredible artist that she is! I would love for you to hear her share how she knew it was time to jump and do something new. 
It is enough. ⠀ ⠀ This is my mantra. I heard this in therapy, I have focused on this in meditation, I have prayed for a sense of this, and I have had friends say it to me again and again. I even had a friend write "you are enough" on a bracelet that I wear almost daily. ⠀ ⠀ I have started the practice of ending each day with these words "It is enough." Whatever I have gotten done, whatever I have been during that day is enough. ⠀ ⠀ 2020 didn't give many gifts- but the lesson that I am an enneagram 3 (the achiever) who has been trying to fit into a 2 (the caregiver) ideal was one of them. Thank you @radicalwellness_co ⠀ ⠀ I now realize that my version of enough and other people's version of enough is different. I NEVER think I have done or been enough. I am always working to feel enough, and at the same time, somehow feeling too much. Many people (specifically women) have reflected they feel the same. Anytime someone has walked away I have felt that it was my own lacking or overproducing that caused the abandonment. Double bind- never enough always too much. ⠀ ⠀ I am often working to make myself better (again how did I not know I was a 3?) but this mantra and this task of acceptance feels different- it feels sacred. ⠀ ⠀ I posted this sentence marked with a period in the entrance to my home. IT IS ENOUGH. So when I come and go I am reminded that before I "do" anything it is enough and so am I. As we move into this second week of a new year what are the things you need to hear? ⠀ #mondaymotivation #mondaymantra #mantra #enough #newyearsameme ⠀ ⠀ 
I’m fine... we’re fine... everything is fine... we made it - week one of 2021! #haironpoint #fancy