when the shower is a mountain

I find Grandma in the bathroom wearing her lavender-colored nightgown. She’s staring at the shower as if it’s Mount Everest. ⁣

familyJessy EastonJuly 16, 2020Comment

how the desert became my past

the year the desert officially became my past and no longer my present. ⁣

familyJessy EastonJuly 2, 2020Comment

texts from mom

the two weeks mom spent in the desert moving Grandma out of a house full of meth addicts

familyJessy EastonJuly 1, 2020Comment

getting up from the table

you have to learn to get up from the table when love is no longer being served. - Nina Simone⁣

mindfulness, writingJessy EastonJune 15, 2020Comment

black lives matter

change takes time, persistence and energy. We can’t stop now.

mindfulness, booksJessy EastonJune 2, 2020Comment

what is hope

Hope is being content in the unknowable.

mindfulness, homeJessy EastonMay 21, 2020Comment

I am awake

there’s no entering the sleeping realm.

writingJessy EastonMay 21, 2020Comment

love anyway

through the darkness and out the other side

family, homeJessy EastonMay 14, 2020Comment

finding shelter in sorrow

sorrow’s been my shelter, will you be my home?

usJessy EastonMay 5, 2020Comment

because a piece of it is in all of us

from the dust: dedication

writing, booksJessy EastonApril 30, 2020Comment

looking to the future

what are you looking forward to?

mindfulnessJessy EastonApril 28, 2020Comment

on sacrifice

what have you chosen to sacrifice in order to create the life you truly want?

mindfulnessJessy EastonApril 24, 2020Comment

we have the time, but do we have the headspace?

isolation doesn’t mean productivity

writingJessy EastonApril 16, 2020 Comment

one year

we’ve come a long way since this picture, taken back in 1986

family, memoir, homeJessy EastonApril 10, 2020Comment

why would I leave

you take me to a place I’ve never been

usJessy EastonApril 9, 2020Comment

life keeps happening

all I can do is just move through it without giving up

mindfulness, meditation, homeJessy EastonApril 6, 2020Comment

working together

how everyone came together to create the perfect wedding day

family, usJessy EastonMarch 30, 2020Comment

the meaning we attach

It’s the meaning we attach to something that not only shows us how we see the world, but also shows us who we are

mindfulnessJessy EastonMarch 29, 2020Comment

hold them close

while you can

family, usJessy EastonMarch 28, 2020Comment

the seeing self

why is it so hard to hear nice things about yourself?

family, mindfulnessJessy EastonMarch 22, 2020Comment