I am constantly inspired by the creativity and hard work of others. For me a new song, book, or even business opportunity can be just the message needed to move forward in the direction of our dreams.

This morning I was introduced to this beautiful song, " Beacon" by an artist named Morgxn. (In fact, I've been listening to the whole album and loving it.) The potent line from the chorus that caught me was, "Sometimes we're the boat, sometimes we're the beacon."

As I listened I chuckled a bit as my last blog post was about steering your boat in a new direction, and so the synchronicity was powerful. The metaphor continuing in this way, because it's an accurate and beautiful representation of what is coming through. As we continue on this journey of life that is ever-evolving, with its challenges and wins, there are ebbs and flows of our experiences that ask us to show up in different ways. A variety of moments, even day to day, may call us to stand as a Light for others on...

Here's the thing. When it comes to OCD and anxiety, one has to learn how to get more comfortable with uncertainty. 

I can dig this cerebrally. Like I get that nothing is truly certain, that there are no guarantees. That I'm not going to ever be completely protected from germs that could make me sick or that I'm not ever going to know with 100% accuracy that the bridge I'm driving on isn't going to suddenly bust. But getting that to really land in my bones is much more difficult.

I do have some safety net of assurance if I look at statistics, evidence to the contrary, and have really good hand hygiene, etc, but absolutely nothing is ever certain (except uncertainty, maybe).

So the work of living a full and beautiful life (maybe even regardless of an OCD diagnosis) is to become better at surrender, at weighing the options that will lead to more joy, connectedness, and success on your terms.

It becomes the work of noticing, breathing into and out of surrender, of choosing in each...