There is Something You Can Do
Most weeks, I don’t know what I’m going to say in this newsletter. I sit down, take a breath, and see what comes. I tried that twice already this week. I started a few paragraphs [...]
Wide Awake in a Burning World
Though I am hundreds of miles away in the Pacific Northwest, I haven’t been able to focus on much this week as the fires have raged in Los Angeles and we are getting ready to [...]
My Yearly Reading Entreaty
Happy New Year, friends! I am coming back from almost three weeks off where I did nothing notable. I didn’t write this newsletter, I didn’t go on any epic adventures, I didn’t get big house [...]
2024 in Review
Help in Staying Awake By now you know that December is a very reflective month for me. If you are rolling your eyes, I absolutely don’t blame you! But the point of any reflective practice [...]
No Grand Gestures
I’m going to be a real scrooge here for a minute and say that I dislike many videos, memes, and social media stories that highlight grand gestures. Heroic, expensive, time-intensive overtures like surprise vacations, huge [...]
Surviving and Staying Warm
Happy Advent, friends! In the Christian liturgy, Advent is the season leading up to Christmas Day. It’s a season of preparation and waiting. Advent is from the Latin “to come.” I now identify as a [...]