H.S. Haygood

This Week Was Frustrating… Don’t worry, you are not about to have an inbox gripe-fest. However, during my overwhelming frustration with something completely out of my control, I heard my grandmother’s words ringing in my ears.  “In all things give thanks, Heather, for this is the will of God concerning you!” I recall fighting the urge […]

Leap of Faith (Even the little leaps count) This Saturday I will be hosting a book signing at my favorite little café, Sugar Leaf. This is the pinnacle of me going all in on my very first dream of becoming an author.  I don’t expect it to be grand.  I’m not sure that I would be comfortable […]

Don’t Forget to Breathe “Sometimes it’s the same moments that take your breath away that breathe purpose and love back into your life.”― Steve Maraboli Are you like me?  Every time I say, “We need to slow down”, you better believe 5 unexpected things pop up on our calendar.  Our modern lives are so full of “things”.  Sometimes […]

 “You can never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” -R. Buckminster Fuller TRUTH I am going to be very transparent here.  When Dominic and I were first married I used to have a reoccurring dream that I would paint my feet […]

Woah!  June was an absolute whirlwind…almost everyone in the house caught a stomach bug, three birthdays, Father’s Day, Dominic and I finished another home renovation and learning to market my book (so frustrating…if you know people who know people, hook me up!) and just the business of life…throw in a fourth of July celebration and […]

“To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements. Lock it up […]

An NFL player does not show up to the Superbowl without years of breaking and building muscle, practicing plays, and developing mental agility.  A surgeon does not show up to a heart surgery without almost a decade of training. How are you showing up for love? “Your task is not to seek for love, but […]

Do you want to learn to love yourself better?  Here are 5 things you can do to practice self-love today!     1. Make time for your spiritual practice. I try to start my day with prayer every day. I pray throughout the day as well. A healthy and consistent spiritual practice can improve your quality of […]

Humans are not born with instruction manuals…. but, how useful would that be? “Hello Parents, Congratulations on your new baby girl!  Heather loves head scratches and snuggles.  Her love language is quality time and touch.  She should go outside regularly and spoiler alert!!…If you do not keep her busy, she will literally talk to you […]

At some point during my single mom journey…which opened the entire can of unhealed childhood trauma worms…I woke up and realized that if it was true that everything wrong with my life was someone else’s fault and I was the victim of everything gone wrong with my life…I was completely powerless and subject to everything and everyone around me. Think about that….