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Winter Solstice, Silence, & Stillness
Cloaked in darkness, this is the shortest ‘day’ of the year. The beginning of the astronomical winter, and the day in which the northern hemisphere is tilted the farthest from the sun. And today at 9:59 a.m. CST, winter solstice arrived. She glided in with the cold winds, promising the gift of more light, gradually, day by day. And yet, winter will remain for a few more months. The days cold, the nights colder. And with that, hibernation becomes the norm. These are times of reflection and contemplation, and the anticipation of expectation. Huddled under blankets, we rest. We think. We ponder. We take in, and observe, and remember. We…
Rest is Required
Rest is required. November has arrived. The trees are barren. The wind, brisk. The days are shorter and darker. It is the season of shedding and one of leaving behind. It is one of letting go, and the letting be.…
Setting Intentions, Experiencing Joy
Reclaiming Your Days and Creating Space How often do you set intentions? Or are you running from appointment to appointment, meeting to meeting, kid’s activity to kid’s activity – barely squeezing in moments to breathe, eat, or rest? It becomes…
Anxiety is a Liar
Anxiety cannot tell your future, but it pretends to know. Anxiety feeds on fear, lives on doubt, and rests on your worry. It will tell you it knows best. But it doesn't.
Holding Space in the Midst of Anxiety
I feel a sense of something impending. Not doom, but pain, maybe? Or the danger of emptiness? The haste of the avoidance? I’m angst-y. Unsure. On the cusp of quick, rapid breaths. The ones that take you to the edge…
Grief and a Weathered, Leather Coat
Like a heavy, oversized, weathered leather coat. Ill-fitting, yet familiar. The stories this coat could tell. A broken zipper, a missing button, and tattered cuffs, with some of the color worn off. The edges a little more rough than the…
Tide Side at the Close of the Year
There’s something about the setting of one year, and the sunrise of another, that makes us pause, reflect, decide what we liked, what we didn’t, and cast not only judgement on the previous year, but also throw our lines out…
For Those Who Feel Left Behind
For those who are looking to their left and their right and feeling left behind, wondering, what am I doing wrong that’s got me stuck here, while, they’re moving here and there, upward, forward, diagonally…
Hope Begins with the Morning
Hope begins with the morning, but the hustle is not required. And I think that is one of the things that has settled most with me, as our world so drastically changed this year.
Name All the Things You Love
I have struggled often and for years with putting myself first. I am still a work in progress in doing so. However, there are some tools and exercises I learned to incorporate in my day to day life, which have…
