Out With the Old, In With the YOU!

Today, I share some tips on how to find your alignment when life starts irritating you. I often find myself trying to “push” myself and think that if I just ignore the irritation and force myself to keep going, it will go away. But the friction only goes away when I take time to stop, assess the situation, and adjust where I have gotten out of alignment. 

It’s simple but important in order to continue staying true to who we are today. 

We are the mechanics of our own life. It’s our responsibility to ensure we are prepared and well-equipped for the challenges of life. 

Yes, life is hard and full of unexpected potholes that will bend us out of our “true”. But with awareness and intention, we can realign and get back on the road - one “spoke” at a time. 🙂

This is not my favorite episode. I tried to find a way to avoid talking about a recent horrific situation with AirBnb and one of their hosts, but my brain has been stuck on it. 

So I showed up anyway. In the middle of the mess. And shared my story. 

Life is complicated, hard, and often sucky. It’s so important that we continue building moments of joy and delight into our life. 

For those that make it to the end of today’s difficult conversation, you will find a delightful video of me and my family all riding horses together. These are the moments that keep me going. ♥️

This week, I am delighted to share with you…

• My new favorite book in the whole wide world

• Our wonderful experience at a recent Pridefest

• The lessons that I am learning while building a roof with Nate

• The incredible science behind the design of a “truss”

• Why I believe there is a missing truth to “strength in numbers”

• How we can “bridge the gap”

• The 3 most important traits we must learn if we want to be effective world-changers

The book I highly recommend:

“The House In The Cerulean Sea” by T.J. Klune

The YouTube link about the design of a truss! (From someone who actually knows what they are talking about! 😀)

How Trusses Work! (Structures 5-1)

Today's episode is a little different. After seeing so much disdain, hate, and negativity online, I spent several hours writing this song. It helped me process my feelings and find what I wanted to say. So instead of talking about the current social climate, I decided to sing about it. :)

I hope this song reminds you to value all humanity, no matter what. The ecosystems that thrive are the ones that are diverse! And this includes the truth that it's good for us to have people that disagree with us. We need many perspectives!

Boxes and Lines - by AJ

9/23/25

I am right and you are wrong

And this is why I write this song

All the fighting drives me crazy

If I am pink and you are blue

What the hell does that even do

Except to separate the babies?

Boxes and lines need redesigns

And I don't need you to define

What kind of label to slap on me

If rules make laws and laws are cruel

Who do you think your gonna fool?

You're only filling up your belly

If one makes two and two makes four

Then each should get to choose their door

It's not a matter of religion

Time is short and life goes by

And I don't need to know the why

Everyone has their own opinion

A heart that beats is theirs to keep

No one wins when we all bleed

We need a thriving ecosystem

No red or blue is always true

The color pallet must include

A celebration to be human

A celebration to be human

Let's all remember we are human.

I am so excited to bring this episode to you all this week! 

What started as a simple question that popped in my mind during meditation quickly turned into a three and a half hour research dive that has me delighted to share my findings with you!

In this episode you will hear about:

• My morning meditation

• My desire to find others who experienced failure but did not quit

• Some very incredible humans who changed our world

• The definitions and my thoughts on the words - failure, attempt, and success

• The inspiration and takeaway I got from doing this research

These are the people I share a little about:

• Thomas Edison

• Henry Ford

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Stephanie Kwolek

• Bette Nesmith Graham

• Alan Turing

Recently my family attended the Japanese Festival held in the Japanese Garden at Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park. Not only was it a gorgeous festival with incredible performances, it was also life changing. I walked into it knowing very little about the culture, but I walked out with a deep sense of respect and gratitude for the beautiful humans I encountered. 

Words hardly describe the feelings our family had while we enjoyed this tiny glimpse into the culture of Japan but afterwards we all agreed that we loved the Japanese people and were all wishing we were Japanese. 

Also, today I present a new event that Freedom For The Taking is going to start hosting, called “Campfire Stories”. Listen to the end for details and how you can sign up! Please share this information with your friends or anyone you think may 

benefit from this new event that is a support group for those who have experienced religious trauma, high-control environments, or are cult survivors.

If you head to freedomforthetaking.org you can click the banner at the top of the webpage to sign up for “Campfire Stories”!

Interested in how our truple relationship thrives? 

This week I have a delightful, belly-laughing episode to share! My two darling daughters, Tanaya and Avriella, join as the hosts to interview and find out how well Nate, Jenna and I know each other. 😎 

For this unique episode, Coffee in the Corral becomes “Cider in the Dining Room” and it’s sure to bring a smile to your face! 

Life is too hard to not build meaningful, fun moments in between the shit. I encourage you to have a family conversation like this one! 

It's a tough one for me today.

Being a parent who loves their kids as deep and as wide as possible and watching your kids grow up and struggle might be one of the hardest parts of parenting I have yet experienced.

Today I share about how I am learning to let go of my need to make my kids happy and learn to let them have their own experiences. Somedays I feel so heavy hearted for them and wish so bad that I could make it all better.

This episode is for those parents going through the season of their kids getting older. I see you. I feel you. We must remember that this too shall pass. And if you need an excellent book to remind you to stay in your lane, check out this book.

"Too Much - A Guide to Breaking the Cycle of High-Functioning Codependency."

by Terri Cole

This week I am excited to talk about a recent job I did with Nate and how learning to install a chain link fence fascinated my brain! 

(Also, due to a heat advisory, I was truly in the “hot seat” today. Youch!! ;)

I share:

• My new appreciation for baristas

• Why I juggle everyday for a minute or two

• How my horse, Skye, demonstrates the gift of asking for something

• The genius but simple design of the chain link fence and what we can learn from it!

Hello friends! This week I am so excited to share about why I decided to make a documentary of my story and how the filming process is helpng me heal on a deeper level!

In this episode I discuss:

• Why I feel passionate to tell my story
• How the filming process brought up a lot of difficult feelings
• Who I chose to make the documentary and why
• How seeing my story through the eyes of an adult instead of being a child caught me off guard
• Why I believe we all deserve freedom
• We all have a story and we all need each other's stories




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