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It’s Okay to Feel Our Grief
"May your own healing journey bring peaceful moments to your heart this day."
Hey, You’ve Accomplished A LOT!
Take a look at your accomplishment list and give yourself a pat on the back! You did those things despite the challenges.
The Courage to Release What’s Not Working
When life looks gloomy and events drag us down, it helps to remember that change is in the air (even if we can’t immediately see it).
Our Collective Grief Is Holy Ground
"We desperately need people who are learning how to see the connections between our personal suffering and the suffering of living beings with whom we share this planet."
It’s Okay to Ask for Help
"We may not be able to change people or events, but we can take a time out and allow ourselves a few moments of happiness: moments that will sustain us for the journey."
Remember
"And know your power to fight back / Survived the flames"
What Vision Are You Creating for Your Life?
" ...we aren’t much good in the outer world if we haven’t taken the time to heal our wounds and assess what truly makes us happy."
You’re Going to Be Okay: Self-Care During Grief and Hardship
... learn to turn away from the harmful negatives in your life and, instead, turn toward your healing and your inner peace.
Forging a New Path Forward: With Inner Peace and Happiness
"As we meet big life changes, what do we need to release for our own renewal?"
Not Goodbye, but “See You on the Other Side”
"...when our physical body passes away, the inner essence of our being simply travels on . . . continuing to help from the other side."
An Invitation to Calm and Inner Peace
Life’s difficult trials, perhaps more than at any other time, call upon us to dive deep into our spiritual practices.
Grief: “Let It Be”
Grief may come in waves: sometimes barely discernable, like a light drizzle in the background of our days. Other times, it arrives in a sudden heavy downpour of sadness, anger, regret, or fear.
Heart Healing: On the Other Side of Traumatic Stress
Do we know how to set healthy boundaries to keep poisonous words and harmful behaviors from entering the sacred space of our lives?
We Are On the Cusp of Greatness
"We may not always see the pivotal cusp of a cultural shift until we are on the other side of it. But make no mistake; we are living into it now."
It’s Been A Hard Year . . .
Even in the midst of life’s losses and challenges and heartbreak, there is a center of beauty. A center of peace.
Leading a Heart-Centered Life
"Finding ways to re-center and connect with our hearts during stressful times is crucial, reminding us to breathe." A video presentation.
My Roots Go Down
I’ve Learned to Listen— To the trees. To the child. To the breeze.
Hope Always Has the Last Word
Every generation must face the challenges that arise in their lifetime: situations that test the courage, grit, and moral convictions of our species.
Unlearning the Old: Creating the New
In creating new ways of being, seek out role models for how you want to be in the world.
All God’s Children: An Open Letter to the Church
May we take the time learn so that we do not repeat the hateful mistakes of the past or continue the harm being done to our friends, neighbors, and families in the LGBTQ community.
The Freedom To Be: Stories from Trans Youth, Adults, and Their Families