Hello, my name is Samantha. I am a professional columnist. The purpose of my work is breathe life into hearts and pages.

Yin

I crave a soft life.

One with spaciousness and ease.

I do not crave an easy life.

I crave a life with chapters titled ‘Give and Take.”

One where I can grow in self-love.

One where I can nourish and be nourished.

I wish to create a life of true connection and joy.

One where I can feel people included in myself.

Where I am included in others.

I can learn from others and others can learn from me.

I shall accept experiences that are painful.

They will always be included within me but I will no longer dwell in them.

My dwelling place is in growth, nourishment, sunlight, empowerment and empathy.

My holy place is learning what it is to have a community.

I can thrive in this place forever and have boundless information and influence.

I can learn to integrate and view myself as a mosaic. I am both dark and light.

Here in this place I will learn grace for myself and grace for others.

I Do Not Care

I do not care about the car in your driveway.

It does not interest me how many items of clothing you have.

Did you revive the broken?

Did you eat the desert without feeling guilty?

How many people you slept with is not important.

How many times a day do you notice the micro expression on people’s faces?

How many regrets have you gone to bed with?

When do you say “you are pretty?”

When have you held space?

It does not interest me what you do for a job or how expensive your rings are.

I really admire people who hold a zest and tenacity for life.

They are marvelous in their vulnerability and uniqueness.

They revive life and make it anew.

They create unlimited stories that could never be created in a bar or liquor store.

Their depth and uncanny ability to reveal their own scriptures inspire others to start looking at their own.