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Sowing Seeds of Connection
What does it look like to sow something in your life? Sow is a verb meaning to plant seeds for growth or to set something in motion. Every day we wake up and what we do first sets our day into motion. These actions are sowing a seeds into our lives. What seeds are you…
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Re-entry
The thought of returning to “normal” life sounds GREAT and yet, I find myself nervous to get back to the things I love and miss. Broadway shows. Live races. Padres games. Book club. Women’s events. I want to be able to enjoy all these things and still there is a part of me that wonders…
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Learning from Disconnection
Fasting from social media has been eye opening and difficult. Realizing all my news and updates came from the one thing I was giving up for Lent left me feeling outside all alone. Is there a place for connection outside the internet in 2021? In the disconnection there is surprising freedom with letting go of…
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A Note on Sabbath
“Are you weary, carrying a heavy burden? Come to me. I will refresh your life, for I am your oasis. Simply join your life with mine. Learn my ways and you’ll discover that I’m gentle, humble, easy to please. You will find refreshment and rest in me. For all that I require of you will…
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Creative Curiosity
The constant noise of work and the world was the theme of last year. In a year when everyone complained about being stuck at home I still trudged through work with disdain and frustration. Limping into the new year yearning for change, a sabbatical or something to shift the chaos of my life work unbalance.…
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Waking to Awareness
In the quiet of Lent I thought I would have an epiphany or revelation; instead all my coping mechanisms have been magnified. When I am bored, angry or frustrated and want to numb out I grab for my phone. Since I began fasting social media I have noticed I am now grabbing for food or…
