renewal

“Forgiveness Without Return”

Posted on by Kerri Elizabeth

“Forgiveness frees you, not the relationship.”

Forgiveness is not a reunion.
It does not guarantee closeness.
It does not erase history.
Forgiveness simply removes the emotional bondage that keeps your heart tied to what hurt you.

You can forgive someone and still never speak to them again.
You can release resentment without reopening the door.
You can find peace without forcing connection.
Your heart can soften without losing its discernment.

Let forgiveness be
a warm breath in winter,
gentle, unforced,
expecting nothing in return.

Gentle Practice:
Whisper: “I release you, but I do not return to what harmed me.”

-Kerri-Elizabeth-

Tomorrow: When apologies never come or are expected, how to stop waiting for closure you can give yourself.

“Alive in the Everyday”

Posted on by Kerri Elizabeth

 “Art is not separate from living, it’s the way you live with awareness.”

Each act, pouring water, stepping outside, choosing rest, dancing or swaying to your favorite song, can be art when done awake. The more attention you give to the smallest tasks, the more beauty shows up to meet you. Renewal isn’t a program; it’s an attitude.

Today’s masterpiece is simple:
the breath you took on purpose,
the step you felt completely,
the light you chose to see.

-Kerri-Elizabeth-

 Spend 30 minutes outdoors or in quiet creativity, draw, write, photograph, breathe. Let presence be the art.

“The Garden of Small Changes”

Posted on by Kerri Elizabeth

 “Growth doesn’t announce itself, it appears quietly in the daily tending as love.”

You don’t need to rebuild your whole life to start healing; you just need to water the right seeds. A few mindful substitutions, sea salt for table salt, fresh herbs for dried, your favorite homemade meal, you know all the ingredients to and where they came from, instead of processed ingredients with no history of intention to nourishment of the body ,create ripples of vitality. The body notices effort long before perfection.

Every choice is a seed.
Plant lightly,
water with attention and intention,
harvest with gratitude and a wildflower garden of love grows.

-Kerri-Elizabeth-

 Make one natural swap today, a seasoning , sweetener, or product. Notice how your body responds.

“Creating From the Inside Out”

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 “Intention turns the ordinary into medicine.”

Creation begins in the kitchen, the garden, the breath. It’s the quiet alchemy of noticing what you already hold and giving it purpose. You don’t need perfection, only presence. When you grind herbs between your fingers or pour warm water into hot cereal with nuts or seeds, you are making more than food; you’re making alignment.

Stir love into what you mix,
pour calm into what you drink.
What begins in the heart
flavors everything you touch.

-Kerri-Elizabeth-

Make one thing by hand today, tea, your own spice mix, nut milk, soup, or bread, cookies, or something new. Let your focus be the main ingredient.

The Suspense of Becoming

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“Transformation is not an event, it is the whisper between what was and what will be.”

Somewhere beneath the stillness,
a new rhythm begins to hum.
It’s quiet, but it’s certain
the sound of what you’ll become.

Do not rush the unveiling,
or try to name its start,
the mystery is sacred
it’s written in your heart.

-Kerri-Elizabeth-
Tomorrow, a celebration begins, a doorway of gratitude and light for the next generation to walk through.

The Body Remembers

Posted on by Kerri Elizabeth

“Healing is the body’s way of saying: I still believe in you.”

The body never forgets kindness.
Every stretch, every deep breath, every meal prepared with awareness becomes its language of love.

Tonight, rest without filling the hours with noise.
Let your body fast from busyness.
Sip warm tea, breathe gratitude, and know that restoration happens most deeply in quiet trust.

The body is not separate from GRACE, it is its translation.

-Kerri-Elizabeth-
Tomorrow, the body and soul will meet in motion, the moment before renewal completes itself.

How do you rest and what kind of things do you do to honor rest within?

The Practice of Small Things

Posted on by Kerri Elizabeth


“Change begins in gestures so small they almost feel like breath.”

One glass of water for every cup of noise,
a moment of stillness for every choice.
Rest before midnight, wake with the light,
honor the body that carried the night.

These are not rules, only remembering,
that wholeness begins with attending.

-Kerri-Elizabeth-
By tomorrow, the body will answer back, with calm you can feel from within.

What are some small gestures you add to your daily routine to give honor your body?

The Windshield of Seeing

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“Clarity is not forced, it is revealed when you clean what clouds your view.”

Sometimes the only thing between us and truth is a film of residue, dust, opinions and fatigue.
We can’t see clearly because we’ve forgotten to pause and cleanse the lens we see through.

Take time to clear your windshield.
Maybe that means a quiet morning walk, a digital break, a deep breath before words.
Maybe it’s simply washing your face with warm water and remembering you’re allowed to begin again.

When perception clears, compassion grows.
When the mind stops reaching and surrender is felt, light returns.

When light returns, the view is within you.

-Kerri-Elizabeth-
Tomorrow, the view will widen, and small things will become gateways to change.

How do you Clear your windshield?

The Inner River

Posted on by Kerri Elizabeth

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“You are not separate from the flow, you are the flow.”

Inside the quiet current,
the body keeps its rythym
each cell a tiny chapel,
each heartbeat a bead.

Drink from what sustains you,
honor what you keep,
for rivers never question
the mountain where they sleep.

-Kerri-Elizabeth-
By tomorrow, the water will reflect what has been waiting to be seen.

Have you ever just laid within a river, (a calm one of course) and just floated, felt the cold, allowed it to rejuvinate you while you surrender to it, its one of the my favorite things to do and EVERYTIME it revives me and shows me more about surrender and where that comes from. Your thoughts?

Surrender Begins Within

Posted on by Kerri Elizabeth


“Surrender is not a fall, it is a return to where you already are.”

Surrender is not silence, nor is it defeat.
It is a quiet remembering that everything sacred begins inside.
When the mind loosens its grip, the body speaks with a pulse, a breath, a whisper that says, you can trust me.

Begin simply.
Drink a glass of water before the day demands anything of you.
Add a pinch of sea salt for the minerals your tears are made of.
Let each swallow be gratitude for the life that moves through you without command.

Surrender is an inward bow, not to something outside of you, but to the divine pulse within.
It asks for respect, not resistance.
It teaches that every act of care is an act of prayer.

-Kerri-Elizabeth-
Tomorrow, the river will begin to move and you’ll feel what surrender sets free.

How do you perceive Surrender? I have been spending some personal time on this lately and I have some new perceptions and insights that have so divinely been dropped within, I would love to hear your thoughts on this subject as well.