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When you least expect it peace will softly come into your heart 
Week 9:  Moving On
Is it moving on after loss, or did I just stay in motion? As I reach back to the space where grief distorted my memory, I see how the world crumbled. Moving on means I understand how life went on, how I went on, but I don’t? For so long I believed I could not go on, losing a child was never a thought that...

 
Hope is the bridge between today and tomorrow 
Week 8:  What is Hope
We can always find hope in the dawn of a new day, bearing witness to the sunrise or the sweet smell of breakfast can deliver hope. It arrives slowly like the dawn, providing a tether to reach for when the day spins forward and we get stuck in traffic and frustration builds. We look back to the calm of the morning and...

 
I wonder who I would have been if you did not die...  
Week 7:  Untangling Grief
There are no instructions for grief. No path that one can follow and come out unscathed. In fact, grief is an emotional roller coaster, dragging you in many directions. Grief is a tangled knot no matter your attempts to unfasten. I know I still carry unresolved grief from heartache that began at a very young age,...

Life's storms prove the strength of our anchor... 
Week 6:  Finding Your Anchor
2026 Word: Bloom
Winter: Root & Rest
Book: All It Takes Is A Goal
I often look for ways to stay on track, finding what will hold my attention, a prompt that I can anchor my goals to. Sometimes my thoughts get caught on negative anchors, things that impede direction, where I must learn to let go. Other time,...

“It is in the unraveling of this world that we are reminded where our true gift is found.” 
Week 3:  Lessons From Loss
2026 Word: Bloom
Winter: Root & Rest
Goal: 12,000 Steps
Book: The Art Of Memoir
A Story I came across recently that I wrote years ago...
WORDS: TINA ZARLENGA
Eyes barely open I touch the switch for coffee and listen to the machine slowly come to life, imitating...

 
Let the grief and the heartache swallow you whole, because if you try to outrun it, it will find you. There is a life waiting for you on the other side.... I promise 
Week 4: Promises
2026 Word: Bloom
Winter: Root & Rest
Goal: 12,000 Steps
Book: Atomic Habits
Grief is a funny thing, sneaking up on you when you least expect it. A sudden memory can take you back a lifetime, to a time when...

"Success is the product of daily habits — not once-in-a-lifetime transformations." - James Clear  
Week 3:  The Power of Habits
2026 Word: Bloom
Winter: Root & Rest
Goal: 12,000 Steps
Book: The Art Of Memoir 
January brought the return of new goals, and the reminder of how powerful habits can be. With this new beginning, I revisited one of the best books on habits and goals...

Morning comes whether you set an alarm or not... 
Week 2: One Day at A Time
2026 Word: Bloom
Winter: Root & Rest
Goal: 12,000 Steps
Book: Atomic Habits
Oh, how frustratingly slowly time dragged when you were a child. The anticipation of everything feels like torture. Now, the day slips through my fingers and before I know it, I am ready for bed. I knew I wanted more from life than the...

Nothing changes if nothing changes 
Week 1: Lessons in Change
2026 Word: Bloom
Winter: Root & Rest
Goal: 12,000 Steps
Book: Atomic Habits
Life is constantly changing, even when we don’t see it, our bodies are changing, our environment, even what we think of the world we are living in is changing. Some moments can create monumental change, while others accumulate in fragments. Even when...

Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.”
~Mark 10:27 
The Year of Focus: Week 52
Word of the Week: Jesus
Also called Jesus Christ, the source of the Christian religion.
I don't often write about Jesus, I struggled with my definition of religious following after so much loss. But I have grown to understand that these...