The Roots of Returning
The Six Foundations of a Quiet, Unapologetic Life
Time as Treasure
Guard your hours. Protect your energy. Say no without guilt. Time is the soil in which everything else grows.
I don’t do anything I don’t want. I respect my own time and others’. I never pressure or guilt people into doing things. “No” is always met with “no worries.”
Stand in Your Worth
Know your quiet power. No need for noise, comparison, or apology. Root yourself in the certainty of your value.
I know my value quietly, without noise or apology. I don’t shrink anymore. I share when asked. I trust my potential. And I imagine my success.
The Courage to Learn Again
Keep growing, questioning, discovering. Curiosity is the lifeblood of reinvention. Learning is how we stay alive inside.
I never stop learning. I stay curious. Reinvention is courage. I became a diving instructor at 49 and built a pig farm at 53.
Listening Inwards
Trust your intuition. Listen to the voice. Sometimes the reason comes years later, but it always arrives.
I trust my inner compass, even when logic says otherwise.
Indonesia claimed me; only now do I understand why I feel claimed.
Circles of Support
Choose your people carefully. Keep only those who cheer you on and hold you steady. Prune what doesn’t nourish you.
I only keep people who cheer me on: my daughters, my friends, my family.
They mirror me back. Keep me steady, and call me out with love.
The Beauty of Mess
Life is not neat. In chaos and falling apart. That’s where the growth begins. Mess is where the roots find water.
I’ve lived through chaos, rock bottoms, loss, grief and spiritual awakenings.
The mess always becomes the compost for growth.
These Roots guide everything I do. From how I live, to how I mentor.