encouragement for the journey
This one is for those of you who have a dream in your heart, a tentative fragile dream, but the fear is killing it. The fear is bigger and stronger than that dream right now and so your dream, that fragile little shoot is not getting the light it needs, or the food it needs … Continue reading dreams, baby steps and fear
Amanda, Elaine and I have been on a journey. A journey of owning our stories, struggling through day two, rumbling with our emotions, questioning our SFD's and engaging in the messy work of Rising Strong. It has been intense, it has been soul-wrenching at times, and definitely life-changing. My journey this month has been one … Continue reading on control, fear, and trust
What is a revolution exactly? Revolution: the overthrow or repudiation of a regime or political system by the governed; the inevitable violent transition from one system of production in society to the next; a far-reaching and drastic change, esp. in ideas, methods, etc. It sounds ghastly, it sounds violent. It sounds messy and hard. And … Continue reading vive la revolution
There are many things you get warned about when you about to give birth. But an unexpected one is that you are warned that you will experience what is called "the baby blues". You will have a time 3-5 days after the birth when the hormones in your body run wild and you run a roller … Continue reading You can’t skip day two
I am a collector of words. I like turns of phrase and word play and little snippets of language that encapsulate an idea or a feeling. I collect from everywhere, quotes, letters, conversations, and what I read. So of course some of my word collection includes biblical phrases. These phrases speak to me of encounter, … Continue reading encounter
As a third culture kid there is something you get to do again and again. Meet new people, make new friends, create a community. You learn to do it again and again, and again. But that doesn't mean it comes easily. I have had a number of experiences in the last few months where I have … Continue reading finding community