Healing

I think the hardest part of healing is realizing it doesn’t come all at once or in one way. The heart is complicated. And healing hearts need a holistic range of the experiential in order to heal well. Words often aren’t enough. Silence. Presence. Touch. Sight. Hearing. All these have a way of entering the […]

Emerging Me(ans)

It’s difficult to wait for new to emerge. It’s so easy to remember what once was and begin thinking in the old ways, the old patterns. But to detox and let go of what once was, to acknowledge and mourn the losses… Then wait. Waiting does not mean nothing or nothingness. (Although it can certainly […]

Walking through Walls

Waiting is a hard place to be. When waiting is necessary. When it is necessary to stop. When it is necessary to take stock. When it is necessary to contend with loss. When it is necessary to let go. It is hard to stop. And sit in it. To let it happen and not run […]

The Rhythm of Grief (a word to myself)

As I orient myself following a sudden immersion into the depths of loss, I find myself ready to speak again…but in the quiet corners not amongst the noise: You need grace too, not just to give it to others. So you need to give yourself grace. Parenting yourself is the best way you can affirm […]

Single Vulnerability

So restarting this blog has been more difficult than I thought. At first I had noble goals: I was going to post regularly and aim at writing quickly. I even thought of incorporating more video and less words into my posts. I could have a writing day to sit down, enjoy a cup of coffee, […]