Author: kandicenatecole

When I was about six years old,my parents signed me and my younger brother up for swimming lessons. My brother took to the water easily, quickly learning how to float and swim in the deep end. This was not the case for me. I remember the swim instructor telling me that I had to learn… Continue reading Vulnerability & Writing: Let it Be Easy

The process of letting go can be simultaneously liberating and painful at the same time.  It is liberating to let go of something that you have held on to for so long especially if it has been limiting your progress. It can be painful because it is a separation and grieving comes with the loss… Continue reading Vulnerability and Writing: Letting Go

Vulnerability is a powerful force. To be vulnerable is to begin the process of letting go of the need to protect because this brilliant realization occurs: nothing can bring harm to that which I truly am. Spirit,unlike ego, cant be bruised. Love and light cant be contained. We are this love, this light,this infinite joy… Continue reading Embracing Vulnerability

Vulnerability is living in the questions. Allowing the mystery to be there. Letting yourself wade around in the unknown. Ultimately its a huge leap of trust. Trusting who you are, what you are, and what life is offering every single minute.  I'm a thinker. I can seriously think about something, for better or for worrisome… Continue reading Vulnerability & Writing: Hunger

It's spring and things are blooming around us. The weather is getting warmer. The flowers are starting to bloom Vulnerability is Sexy is also blooming and I want to tell you all about it. Today, I am over at Kind Over Matter posting in the Kind Kindred Series.   Here is a snippet: "The world… Continue reading New Month, New Beginnings

When we surrender, life begins to flow. It is harmonious. It's full of ease. It's constant. We know we are in the flow because we are no longer are trying to figure out what to be or do. It's simply being and doing. Flow is a new state of being. It is a different orientation.… Continue reading Living in the Flow

Sometimes settling can be detrimental. When we settle for fear. lack. unexpressed desires. unfulfilling relationships. But settling can be a divine sort of thing. The word settle, according to our good friend Webster, means "to place in a desired state order; to migrate to and organize." And I think that kind of settling is magical.… Continue reading Settling

Take the leap. This metaphor often comes up when we are describing our lives and reaching our desires and goals. Taking leap of faith, being suspended in the air,and surrendering to life's mystery. Sometimes taking the next step feels like that and sometimes it doesn't. Many times that leap is really a step onto different ground.… Continue reading Leaping and Taking Steps.

My parents used to always tell me that there was a time for everything and that one had to be discerning when taking action. Sometimes, life calls for reflection, for quiet time to listen to the whispers of your desires. A time to set intentions and savor deep, long, delicious breaths. Other times, as I… Continue reading Time to Move

I went to a cafe and ordered the chicken sandwich on the menu. After 10 minutes, the waitress brought the sandwich to my table. I picked it up and noticed that it  resembled more of a chicken salad, rather than a chicken breast that I was expecting. I can be a pretty picky eater, but… Continue reading Expecting Something New