I cannot get this line out of my head: “It's our turn on the timeline.”

What will we do with our stories, the stuff of our every day lives? We live here and now in this time and in our unique places. It's our turn.

This line is from Nancy Bartelt, my dear friend, and one of the nine women in my book Water in Her Tender Leaves. In response to being in the project, she's written a series of haikus.

Certainly, in my life, I strive for resilience, which I define as a persevering adaptability. However, I had failed to consider that resilience occurs within my artistic process. 

Three simple habits I’ve adopted over the past decade that have made it possible to love my real life. These are not cures or catch-alls, but they are Christian-based spiritual practices to practice imperfectly.