I can still remember holding my kids as infants in my arms outstretched. Looking down at them with a deep love and passion that welled up from within. Seeing there little ears, nose, fingers. Watching their chest expand and contract with breath moving in and out. Feeling the warmth of their very selves pressed against… Continue reading Resting in the Arms
What have I found helpful to keep me centered? Staying centered for me is greatly helped by a trifecta of things that combat the anxiety of caring. The tension that can sometimes creep up on me when I want to see changes sooner than they want to come. When people or situations aren’t changing soon… Continue reading Physical:Social:Spiritual – Practices That Ease the Tension and Bring Me Peace
The night before the immersion, I was a nervous wreck. I couldn’t sleep, and I was awake for most of the night staring at my bedroom ceiling. Much of it had to do with the trip itself. I was anxious about my first flight and all of the things that came with it—navigating the airport,… Continue reading An Apology and an Epiphany
I struggled a bit with writing this post, because when it comes to the tension between the urgency of injustice/conflict, the desire for tools, and the need for personal transformation, I am kind of all over the place. It’s almost as if I am sitting on two sides of a scale at the same time.… Continue reading Sitting in the Two Extremes
