Author: Kristen West

  • This Hurts

    Discipline and suffering. Not many of us read those two words, raise our hands, and shout, “Yes, please! Sign me up for a double portion of that!” Those very words – discipline and suffering – evoke images of pain and discomfort, two things scientifically proven humans will avoid at all cost. Yet, our days seem…

  • Feeding & Squawking

    I was minding my own business. Just sitting on my front porch sipping my coffee. What I thought would be a quiet, relaxing atmosphere was quickly punctured as I was auditorily accosted by two very angry wrens. Perched high above me from opposite ends of my elevated porch roof, they were taking turns squawking at…

  • Mental Clutter

    We all do it. In the hustle and bustle of our day to day activities, we throw things in closets or drawers, pile stuff on counter spaces, or toss things into random nooks and crannies thinking, “I’ll get to that soon.” Days turn into months.  Months grow into years.  Suddenly, we realize these catch-all spaces…