Serving and Savoring
“Each morning I wake up torn between the desire to serve the world and to savor it. This makes it difficult to plan the day.”- EB White Doesn’t this quote say it all? As we [...]
Winter Inspiration
I joke that my least-favorite situation is feeling uninspired. “Inspire” from the Latin “in” (into) + “spirae” (breath) has two meanings: To fill someone with the urge or ability to do or feel something, especially [...]
Ambivalence is a Drag
In Priya Parker’s excellent newsletter this week, she talks about the “Art of Guesting” during the holidays, and how to be in discernment about what we say yes and no to. She encourages us to [...]
Wake-Up Call
Recently I listened to Rob Bell on this podcast, talking about a concussion he got while surfing. I had wondered why he’d been so quiet lately. Turns out, his accident is causing a bunch of [...]
Celebrating Truthsgiving
Hello, friends. I’ve got a longer reflection this week, and I hope you’ll hang in there for it. For the past several years, I have grown increasingly uncomfortable celebrating Thanksgiving. It’s become impossible for me [...]
Stressless Holidays are a Fantasy
My dad and brother-in-law work with unhoused people, and they tell me those precious souls don’t like the holidays. This season highlights all the ways their lives are not the fantasy. Though I am not [...]