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  • spring the week that was series

    19: The week that we moved into full transition mode

    Life is moving fast these days. And I’m trying my best to stay slow. We are most definitely in transition mode over here. I am so excited about our future move. On the other…

    16 May 2021
  • gatherings

    This year Mother’s Day means so much more

    Honestly, except for wanting to celebrate my sweet mother who I miss more than words can say (thanks to the pandemic), I’d love for Mother’s Day to just disappear. Not a popular opinion, I…

    9 May 2021
  • spring

    Honoring those Beltane vibes: Gateway to summer energy!

    Welcome to magical May. This weekend marks the celebration of the ancient festival of Beltane + our gateway to summer! The days + months of 2021 are ticking by quickly as we journey through the seasons…

    2 May 2021
  • sacred home

    We’re moving this summer!

    We’ve told everyone that we wanted to tell personally, so now we can make it public: we’re moving this summer! Lina + I have lived in Uppsala, Sweden for over 6 years now and…

    30 Apr 2021
  • sacred home

    The Yellow Villa: Photos of Our Kitchen Reno

    Lina has been planning + waiting on renovating our kitchen for years. I’m pretty sure that she had the idea to renovate as soon a we bought the apartment. But, of course, we didn’t…

    11 Apr 2021
  • rituals spring

    Keeping vigil. How Mary, mother of Jesus, showed me the way.

    Through the years, on this night, I have often kept vigil. In a sanctuary, praying + meditating through the entire night. Or in my bedroom, for just a few moments of solitude + silent…

    3 Apr 2021
  • year summaries

    10 years later: It’s the end of an era, you might say.

    10 years ago I hit publish for the very first time on belovelive.com. I was 36, newly married, and had just completed my first 7 months of living in Norrköping, Sweden. Life was uncertain…

    1 Apr 2021
  • vlogging

    Can I really post stories on WordPress?!

    update: oh snap. it worked! this is crazy. and kinda weird. but it was super easy to do. what do you think about it?! xoxo. liz.…

    31 Mar 2021
  • spring

    The rise of the priestess and the energy of spring

    The equinox has passed now, we’ve entered the season of the priestess, and the energy that I feel right inspires me to emerge from everything that has been. Not only to leave the dark,…

    27 Mar 2021
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    Peanut, you will never be forgotten 🤍

    I want to tell you about our little Peanut. That’s the reason I’ve been away for a while. Lina + I started a journey started about two years ago. There were many visits to…

    14 Feb 2021
  • 10 days of intention

    Calling in calm + gentle energy: 10 days of Intention. Day 6.

    I’ve been spending the past couple of days trying to call in all of the calm + gentle energy I can because it’s been anything but that. It’s been wild. Just as the US…

    8 Jan 2021
  • 10 days of intention meditation

    The medicine of the window: 10 Days of Intention.Day 5.

    I absolutely did exactly what I said I wasn’t going to do. Or what I didn’t think I was going to do. Yesterday I wrote about how I needed to revamp my rituals +…

    5 Jan 2021
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Four days off from work was the perfect reset to g Four days off from work was the perfect reset to gain perspective + center my soul again - even with long nights at a tiki bar, doctors appointments, apartment showings, and moving preparations. . I also found time to decide to relaunch my “The week that was...” series on my blog! . It’ll be the perfect way for me to document, process, and share everything that’s happening over the next 6 weeks. Hang on... I think it’s gonna be wild! . These weekly blog updates will most definitely be the thing that help me stay present. So happy to start them up again! . Linky link in my bio.👆🏽
Those bright, long nordic summer nights are here! Those bright, long nordic summer nights are here! So I’m sliding into a 4 day weekend like 🥂🕶💫🧘🏼‍♀️ And feelin all the early summer feels.☀️
today i honor all who care for + nurture others. b today i honor all who care for + nurture others. but, i’m also trying to lean into my own mix of emotions. . mostly i’m feeling good these days. anchoring myself as i continue to go through the process of learning to feel grief + hope all at the same time. . some days are more hope. some day are more grief. . today, i feel both. and i feel them both deeply. grief for not being able to become a mother to peanut in the way i had imagined. but, deep hope + gratitude for the inspiration of my own beloved mom + watching my amazing wife breathe her way through the most difficult moments i believe a mom can experience. . what i really just want to say is that grief + gratitude, sorrow + hope... i feel it all today. and as i sit with my feelings, i just want to celebrate all of the people who care for + nurture others by carrying + sharing the energy of a mother into the world. . each of you make a difference . more reflections on motherhood + photos of pea it’s resting place - on my blog today. hit the link in my bio to read more.👆🏽 . happy mother’s day, to us all. 🌸
i’m closing in on just 6 weeks left of my work a i’m closing in on just 6 weeks left of my work as a mentor in a high school. and i’m feeling such a mix of emotions. . as i try to begin to soak in the moments of this transition period, the intensity seems to have been ramped up a notch right now. and i realize that, while it is not the way that i want my almost 6 years of this work to end, it is, perhaps, exactly how this weird + difficult year is meant to end. . it is the end of an era, my season as a school mentor/counselor. but, if i zoom out a little bit, it is an ending to a whole lot of other stuff too. it is the closing of a very specific chapter of life. . it’s no wonder that it feels messy + chaotic right now. transitions are hard. and a transition after a different kind of year at work, a pandemic in the world, and also personally grief ain’t gonna be a smooth + easy ride. . but, the transformation, the growth, the pain + the beauty of all of the mixed emotions, the struggles, the heartbreak, the quiet, stolen moments of pure joy, the long, intense, chaotic feeling of it all... is all worth it. . this is how we evolve. this is how we cycle through life. . more importantly, this is the process of letting one thing go + moving into another. it doesn’t happen overnight. like the changing of the seasons, it takes time. it unfolds. it emerges. it changes so slowly, that we don’t even realize it until we look back. . and this is the crazy, wild, luminal space where i find myself right now. it’s exhausting + tough, to be honest. but, it’s also exciting + inspiring. . the countdown has begun now, but i’m trying my best to focus one day at at time. . oh, loves. what a special time this is. 🌱🤍
there’s no denying it. life has been reborn. jus there’s no denying it. life has been reborn. just look around. up in the trees. down on the ground. . may is here now + it is a magical month, i think. and it begins as the midpoint between the spring equinox + the summer solstice. and that means that we've got new energy coming in! . align yourself with nature's rhythm + usher in those summer vibes. lord knows, we all need them. . so much more about the celebration of the festival of beltane (valborg), life, and growth on the blog! 🌱 . hit the link to my beltane post in my bio! 👆🏽 . . . . . #beltane #beltaneblessings #springmood #wheeloftheyear #earthmedicine #rhythmofnature
her resting place. 🤍🕯 her resting place. 🤍🕯
{03.2021} april, like the first flowers blooming, {03.2021} april, like the first flowers blooming, you forced me up + out. it’s been a slow, natural rising, but an intense one. and, i’m not quite sure this is exactly how it’s meant to be for me. . of course, there are times in life that are much more action-packed. and, right now, for me + lina... that would be an understatement of how our life is unfolding presently. . we’ve got so many things going on all at once. things that require much physical, active, body work. things that require mental planning + organizing + fixing. things that require emotional attention. things that drain us of all feelings. things that inspire us to push forward. . april has been all of this times 1000 it feels like. . right now, though, i need some more balance. and, i’m working so hard on finding my way, as a slow living contemplative, to create the space my soul needs in order to stay present, balanced, and engaged all at the same time. . i haven’t failed at it this month, but i also haven’t found that sweet spot of satisfaction either. . there must be a better way for me to emerge, act, embody, and manifest... while at the same time staying mindful, present, and slow. either i haven’t found my way of balancing this all, or life just moves in phases + i am evolving into new ways of slow living that are meant to be more active than i realized. . whatever the case, april has been beautiful + challenging all at the same time. continuing those 2021 vibes: learning to live + love as life unfolds. holding all of the light + the dark, the tough + the joyous, in the same space. dropping into the wisdom that this is the fullness of life. the messy humanness + the cosmically divine. and knowing that we are invited to participate in it all. . so, april has pushed me up, out, and forward. and it feels right. but i cannot continue may in the exact same way, i believe. . let’s see what the new month brings. love to you all as we move deeper into this difficult, and yet, hopeful year. ✌🏽 . . . . #monthbymonthwithliz #lizandlinahome #homereno #sellinghome #springmood #earthmedicine #slowlivingforlife #contemplative #abalancedlife
well, y’all. it’s time to announce it: we’re well, y’all. it’s time to announce it: we’re selling the yellow villa (our apartment) + moving from uppsala this summer! . i’ll write a longer post about it all this weekend. so stay tuned! . for now, here’s the greenery that we bought for our living room - the photographer came this morning to take the photos for our realtor. . it’s gettin’ real y’all! and it feels soooo right! ✌🏽
a growing moon, half full, has inspired me to take a growing moon, half full, has inspired me to take action. for the next 28 days, i’m challenging myself with a morning digital detox ritual. what that means is no screen time, no phone, no scrolling, no news, no social media... for the first hour of my day. . instead, i’m focusing inward + i’m planning to focus on breathing, journaling, reading, meditating. . i do reserve the right to take photos, though, as photography is a spiritual practice for me.✌🏽 . anyone else wanna join me?! 👊🏽 . . . . digital detox ritual: 21 april - 19 may

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