Reconnecting With Yourself: Healing Through Joy

Reconnecting With Yourself: Healing Through Joy

I remember a conversation I had with a woman who had left an abusive marriage. We talked about survival, stress, exhaustion, and the slow ways people can lose themselves without even realizing it. At one point, she said something that stopped me in my tracks. “Over...
Longing for Water: Finding Flow in the Desert

Longing for Water: Finding Flow in the Desert

I recently got an email from my Mum, who mentioned my Dad had gotten out in his kayak. That same week, my sister video chatted from Florida. She was having lunch with a colleague who lived on the water. They surprised her, giving her a boat ride to a restaurant...
Jesus Wept. When Tears Become Strength.

Jesus Wept. When Tears Become Strength.

There’s a softness in me that I used to struggle with. A deep-feeling, heart-wide-open softness that shows up in the form of tears, often at the most inopportune moments. For much of my life, I viewed this trait as a liability. A flaw I needed to hide or outgrow....