Isis! A New York Move! Yessss.... I love this city so much and am so excited for you! I was telling someone the other day, with my library card alone I have access to a bunch of museums for free to add to my fun things to do in nyc. It's cold right now but still vibrant. Love the way you view life and always happy to see your posts hit my inbox! I'm starring this post though because I do need to be more present in my life. It got real easy to hit auto with teaching and just coming home and binging TV but I'm looking forward to revamping thag routine
YES!! And that’s what I need! Spaces to play, get inspired, and have fun!!! WITHOUT having to hop in my car! lol we’re deciding between finance district or Brooklyn, near Williamsburg! I’ve also heard great things about bedstuy!! If you have any recs please let mine know!! I can’t wait to see you!! We won’t be there until the summer, but I also heard summer is a horrible time to move there?! So maybe we need to end our Dallas lease early!!
And I’m going to be praying for your energetic, creative revival!! I totally get it! During my sabbatical I accepted a teaching position because I was so depressed, I just needed to get out of the house daily! I ended up quitting before my start date because I KNEW I would fall into the “teacher funk” again! It’s hard to break the cycle, but life feels more full when you do! I was reading a recent study that showed that the happiest people in the United States werent those who didn’t have jobs but those who did something almost every day after work!!! I thought that was so cool!
What area do you teaching and how are the students there?!
I'm from Queens, but have been in brooklyn for 9yrs now between east new york and bedstuy (lol I still don't know my area well, i just run to work and dont explore as much). I like bedstuy for sure and favor brooklyn (Caribbean background here, so I love being close to the food, ppl and stores with the Caribbean food products I like) because I feel like it has more variety and culture than the finance district, BUT being in lower Manhattan is great! You can get to all 5 boros with ease! Love Williamsburg and also park slope, Clinton Hill, brooklyn heights (its just really pretty over there especially when the trees are in bloom). I've heard the same about not moving in the summer, but for me I feel like it's better that way so you can see the ppl and the life when everyone's outside.
Thank you Isis! And the in time reference is spot on. I teach pilates downtown Brooklyn, ocean hill brooklyn and chelsea area in the city. There's so much opportunity to teach and I'm grateful but I'm learning balance and the need to really prirotize myself so I don't get lost in the sauce is the season im in now. So thank you for the reminder of me making the right choice to ease up on overloading myself and actually take time to do the other things that fill me up!
OOOooo, the New York cold is going to do wonders for your body! I don't doubt you'll have a much easier time with the IVF working there, just watch :). Best of luck to you guys. I'll be visiting soon myself, I love it there.
You know what, I didnt even think about that!! I believe it! During IVF they tell you not to do anything cold, and to keep your uterus warm! But, if thats the case, babies wouldn't be born in Alaska! lol Plus, I've always felt better (more enegergized, better sleep, better skin, etc) in cooler climates! We 're not leaving until our lease is up, sadly! Which is this summer. We also have to work out the shipping of our embryos! So lots of planning! But we're excited and I look forward to seeing you when you get there!!!
Yesss exactly, I'm always more energized and can see/think more clearly. It makes sense why they say that, and no offense to them but most of the health industry is based off of studies and info from bodies that aren't like ours. I've seen your energy for a while, it's similar to mine and we run HOT lol, a little cold is actually good for us. Even when I go to friends houses that are freezingggg I feel the difference lol. I'm so sluggish with too much heat.
Wow! This was so inspiring! For me, it’s been fear holding me back. Fear in all its forms (fear of failure, fear of success, fear of the unknown, fear of _____). I’m in a season where I’m learning the power of faith over fear and taking dominion over the life God has blessed me with. So, this was another confirmation to keep pressing towards what God has put on my heart! Thank you Isis!
I just hung up on the coworking call where I was telling the ladies that I've been struggling with the idea to rename The Daily Yes to "Authored by Isis" because i'm so afraid of creating boldly under my own name! But the fact of the matter is, God didn't give us these gifts, platforms, ideas, dreams, etc to play small with them!! I am so proud of you! PLEASE keep pressing! i cant wait to see where you land!!
Yess you do!! We're facing A LOT of obstacles right now! This move feels scary for us, but we're planning, prepping, and can't wait to experience the creative life we're building! I pray you look book soon and feel so very proud of what you & God were able to do when all looked impossible!
Congratulations on taking this huge leap of faith (and excitement!!)! I'm so excited for you. And - I totally get the reference haha. I'm in the midst of taking my own leap of faith; I haven't quite leaped yet - still looking over the edge, yet my toes are off the cliff - so your post gives me both a wink and a hug. Thank you.
Totally get the reference and fully support your move to the east coast, lol! This post really resonated; I just got off the phone with a friend in which we talked about something similar. I’m a fiction writing coach and about 2 years ago I *felt* like God was telling me to transition to working specifically with Christian/faith-friendly writers. I’ve spent those two years trying to figure out if what I felt was really God or just me going through my usual “let me try something new” phase; I’ve also told myself all the reasons why such a transition would fail. Definitely going to pray on this! Thanks as always for sharing!
This is stunning, Isis. The way you hold grief and possibility in the same breath is something most people never learn how to do. What you wrote here is the quiet truth beneath every creative life: the world doesn’t hand you permission slips—you create your world or you slowly disappear inside someone else’s.
Your line about the internal life guiding the external is exactly the tension most people never resolve. In Voice of the Heart, I talk about this as the battle between the voice of the world and the voice of the heart—one pulls you toward safety, performance, predictability… the other pulls you toward purpose, aliveness, and the very places where God keeps whispering, “This way.”
You choosing New York isn’t just a move. It’s an act of spiritual alignment.
It’s the moment the internal life stops waiting for convenience and starts directing the external with conviction.
Some people spend their entire lives postponing the life they were born to live. You’re refusing to be one of them—and that’s rare, and brave, and holy.
Cheering for you both as you build the world you were always meant to inhabit.🖤
And thank you for reminding the rest of us to stop dying in the worlds that don’t fit.
Voice of the Heart: The Battle For Your Purpose, Peace, and Passion Now on Sale on Amazon:
One of my go-to comfort movies! Def get the reference lol and honestly, if that's what God has in store for you....it turned out pretty decent for her lol but on a serious note, thank you for this post! I had to hop off the coworking this morning due to work but I was so affirmed listening to you share about this post. There are so many fears holding me back from taking a pretty bold leap in my life currently. This post reminded me that there are ways to move through the fear. Thank you for sharing!
Isis, you ALWAYS manage to put words to things my heart has been holding but could not articulate. The timing of this piece, and the fact that it is about taking the leap to move to New York, feels like God tapping me on the shoulder. *Like seeee*
I have been back in Texas for six years. I love home and I love my family, but I have reached the point where I need to be where my life can have its fullest expression. And that was when I spent my 20s in NY. Now in my mid 30s I’m like well should I? Is it too late? I’m single childless, will there be prospects for me there. All the things. Like you, I know what it feels like for the internal world to fight against the limits of the external.
I am an actor and writer working a corporate job, and I have finally made the decision to step out in my gifts, build a business that makes room for me, and seriously consider returning to NYC so I can live like me again. Reading your words today, your upcoming Texas to New York journey and your reflections on what happens when you stay too long in someone else’s dream, landed with me in such a real way.
I am blown away by how God uses people to confirm what He is stirring in us. Thank you for giving language to a season I have struggled to express. I appreciate you, and I glorify God for the fellowship in this. This too feels like an expression of what Galatians 6:2 could mean for the body! Share. Write. Create. Someone out there needs it.
I love this for you! Part of growing in our faith is recognizing our child-likeness. That is something God has been teaching me in this season. Reigniting our inner child reminds us that God desires wonder, excitement, creativity and adventure for us! It's what any good and loving Father wants for His child. We're free to experience adventure, to try new things, and to take risks as long as He is at the centre. That's how we grow and how we experience Him as Father. I'm excited to hearing more about this chapter you're stepping into, and hope our paths cross in NY!
Isis! A New York Move! Yessss.... I love this city so much and am so excited for you! I was telling someone the other day, with my library card alone I have access to a bunch of museums for free to add to my fun things to do in nyc. It's cold right now but still vibrant. Love the way you view life and always happy to see your posts hit my inbox! I'm starring this post though because I do need to be more present in my life. It got real easy to hit auto with teaching and just coming home and binging TV but I'm looking forward to revamping thag routine
YES!! And that’s what I need! Spaces to play, get inspired, and have fun!!! WITHOUT having to hop in my car! lol we’re deciding between finance district or Brooklyn, near Williamsburg! I’ve also heard great things about bedstuy!! If you have any recs please let mine know!! I can’t wait to see you!! We won’t be there until the summer, but I also heard summer is a horrible time to move there?! So maybe we need to end our Dallas lease early!!
And I’m going to be praying for your energetic, creative revival!! I totally get it! During my sabbatical I accepted a teaching position because I was so depressed, I just needed to get out of the house daily! I ended up quitting before my start date because I KNEW I would fall into the “teacher funk” again! It’s hard to break the cycle, but life feels more full when you do! I was reading a recent study that showed that the happiest people in the United States werent those who didn’t have jobs but those who did something almost every day after work!!! I thought that was so cool!
What area do you teaching and how are the students there?!
I'm from Queens, but have been in brooklyn for 9yrs now between east new york and bedstuy (lol I still don't know my area well, i just run to work and dont explore as much). I like bedstuy for sure and favor brooklyn (Caribbean background here, so I love being close to the food, ppl and stores with the Caribbean food products I like) because I feel like it has more variety and culture than the finance district, BUT being in lower Manhattan is great! You can get to all 5 boros with ease! Love Williamsburg and also park slope, Clinton Hill, brooklyn heights (its just really pretty over there especially when the trees are in bloom). I've heard the same about not moving in the summer, but for me I feel like it's better that way so you can see the ppl and the life when everyone's outside.
Thank you Isis! And the in time reference is spot on. I teach pilates downtown Brooklyn, ocean hill brooklyn and chelsea area in the city. There's so much opportunity to teach and I'm grateful but I'm learning balance and the need to really prirotize myself so I don't get lost in the sauce is the season im in now. So thank you for the reminder of me making the right choice to ease up on overloading myself and actually take time to do the other things that fill me up!
OOOooo, the New York cold is going to do wonders for your body! I don't doubt you'll have a much easier time with the IVF working there, just watch :). Best of luck to you guys. I'll be visiting soon myself, I love it there.
You know what, I didnt even think about that!! I believe it! During IVF they tell you not to do anything cold, and to keep your uterus warm! But, if thats the case, babies wouldn't be born in Alaska! lol Plus, I've always felt better (more enegergized, better sleep, better skin, etc) in cooler climates! We 're not leaving until our lease is up, sadly! Which is this summer. We also have to work out the shipping of our embryos! So lots of planning! But we're excited and I look forward to seeing you when you get there!!!
Yesss exactly, I'm always more energized and can see/think more clearly. It makes sense why they say that, and no offense to them but most of the health industry is based off of studies and info from bodies that aren't like ours. I've seen your energy for a while, it's similar to mine and we run HOT lol, a little cold is actually good for us. Even when I go to friends houses that are freezingggg I feel the difference lol. I'm so sluggish with too much heat.
Wow! This was so inspiring! For me, it’s been fear holding me back. Fear in all its forms (fear of failure, fear of success, fear of the unknown, fear of _____). I’m in a season where I’m learning the power of faith over fear and taking dominion over the life God has blessed me with. So, this was another confirmation to keep pressing towards what God has put on my heart! Thank you Isis!
I just hung up on the coworking call where I was telling the ladies that I've been struggling with the idea to rename The Daily Yes to "Authored by Isis" because i'm so afraid of creating boldly under my own name! But the fact of the matter is, God didn't give us these gifts, platforms, ideas, dreams, etc to play small with them!! I am so proud of you! PLEASE keep pressing! i cant wait to see where you land!!
oh my goodness: SAME!! To all of this!
Wow. Thank you for sending this out in the universe. I have to create my own world. Money or lack there off has been holding me back.
Yess you do!! We're facing A LOT of obstacles right now! This move feels scary for us, but we're planning, prepping, and can't wait to experience the creative life we're building! I pray you look book soon and feel so very proud of what you & God were able to do when all looked impossible!
Congratulations on taking this huge leap of faith (and excitement!!)! I'm so excited for you. And - I totally get the reference haha. I'm in the midst of taking my own leap of faith; I haven't quite leaped yet - still looking over the edge, yet my toes are off the cliff - so your post gives me both a wink and a hug. Thank you.
Totally get the reference and fully support your move to the east coast, lol! This post really resonated; I just got off the phone with a friend in which we talked about something similar. I’m a fiction writing coach and about 2 years ago I *felt* like God was telling me to transition to working specifically with Christian/faith-friendly writers. I’ve spent those two years trying to figure out if what I felt was really God or just me going through my usual “let me try something new” phase; I’ve also told myself all the reasons why such a transition would fail. Definitely going to pray on this! Thanks as always for sharing!
This is stunning, Isis. The way you hold grief and possibility in the same breath is something most people never learn how to do. What you wrote here is the quiet truth beneath every creative life: the world doesn’t hand you permission slips—you create your world or you slowly disappear inside someone else’s.
Your line about the internal life guiding the external is exactly the tension most people never resolve. In Voice of the Heart, I talk about this as the battle between the voice of the world and the voice of the heart—one pulls you toward safety, performance, predictability… the other pulls you toward purpose, aliveness, and the very places where God keeps whispering, “This way.”
You choosing New York isn’t just a move. It’s an act of spiritual alignment.
It’s the moment the internal life stops waiting for convenience and starts directing the external with conviction.
Some people spend their entire lives postponing the life they were born to live. You’re refusing to be one of them—and that’s rare, and brave, and holy.
Cheering for you both as you build the world you were always meant to inhabit.🖤
And thank you for reminding the rest of us to stop dying in the worlds that don’t fit.
Voice of the Heart: The Battle For Your Purpose, Peace, and Passion Now on Sale on Amazon:
https://a.co/d/efbiVWM
Thank you for our daily dose of ‘remember who you are’.
That is the journey of our lives, for our external and internal to align and to be aligned by Christ. What a journey 🥲
One of my go-to comfort movies! Def get the reference lol and honestly, if that's what God has in store for you....it turned out pretty decent for her lol but on a serious note, thank you for this post! I had to hop off the coworking this morning due to work but I was so affirmed listening to you share about this post. There are so many fears holding me back from taking a pretty bold leap in my life currently. This post reminded me that there are ways to move through the fear. Thank you for sharing!
This was so soothing to listen to!
Isis, you ALWAYS manage to put words to things my heart has been holding but could not articulate. The timing of this piece, and the fact that it is about taking the leap to move to New York, feels like God tapping me on the shoulder. *Like seeee*
I have been back in Texas for six years. I love home and I love my family, but I have reached the point where I need to be where my life can have its fullest expression. And that was when I spent my 20s in NY. Now in my mid 30s I’m like well should I? Is it too late? I’m single childless, will there be prospects for me there. All the things. Like you, I know what it feels like for the internal world to fight against the limits of the external.
I am an actor and writer working a corporate job, and I have finally made the decision to step out in my gifts, build a business that makes room for me, and seriously consider returning to NYC so I can live like me again. Reading your words today, your upcoming Texas to New York journey and your reflections on what happens when you stay too long in someone else’s dream, landed with me in such a real way.
I am blown away by how God uses people to confirm what He is stirring in us. Thank you for giving language to a season I have struggled to express. I appreciate you, and I glorify God for the fellowship in this. This too feels like an expression of what Galatians 6:2 could mean for the body! Share. Write. Create. Someone out there needs it.
I love this for you! Part of growing in our faith is recognizing our child-likeness. That is something God has been teaching me in this season. Reigniting our inner child reminds us that God desires wonder, excitement, creativity and adventure for us! It's what any good and loving Father wants for His child. We're free to experience adventure, to try new things, and to take risks as long as He is at the centre. That's how we grow and how we experience Him as Father. I'm excited to hearing more about this chapter you're stepping into, and hope our paths cross in NY!
Yes! Got the movie reference!! Lol. But definitely resonate with all of this.still working on creating my own world. And we'd love to have you in NYC