Category: Becoming
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Purpose does not belong on a shelf.
It’s always been there – on the shelf – hiding in the dark. It’s never seen the sky or felt the tension on the other end of the string as it rose through the sky. The kite has sat, still in plastic, the pricetag faded. Here’s the truth. I’m scared to fly it. Afraid I…
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This space I occupy.
In honor of Rachel Held Evans. She will continue to lead through her words. For more info, click here and here. Listen. Tune your ears to what is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent, praiseworthy. Fill your heart with wisdom that is not your own. Learn. Sit and be quiet and allow truth to…
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A turning from.
Here’s what we forget – what I forget – sometimes Permission Granted is a turning from versus a turning towards. Sometimes it means we have to own something, and dig in and grow. Sometimes Permission Granted is turning away from what you’ve always believed and turning towards what’s always actually been true. Sometimes it’s admitting…
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A daily invitation
Be who you are, right where you are. Sure. Just be me. Its so much harder then it seems it should be – or than people make it out to be. No one else can be me, true, but there is work required for me, to be me. I have to excavate out from under…
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The Invisible Things.
The mess on the counter. The weeds that need pulled. The dog that needs walked, The kids that need fed. The husband that will soon come home. The broken outlet plate. All things I can touch, clean, fix, mend, love. I can hold these things, and take care of them, Hug them, make it better.…
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Afraid of the Quiet
Check out the previous posts on this topic! Begin with the introduction to the series. I am afraid of quiet moments. Just being honest. I am pretty sure I avoid them. In the quiet moments that are filled with actual quiet, when my brain is not trying to convince me that everything that is hard…
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Identify the gaps: Envy
Check out the previous posts on recurring conversations and pain points as well as the introduction to the series. In the past, my tendency was to see an edge in the distance and to do a 180 degree turn in the opposite direction. It didn’t matter if going in the other direction was taking me…
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Identify the Gaps: Recurring Conversations
Check out last week’s post about pain points as well as the introduction to the series. In the past, my tendency was to see an edge in the distance and to do a 180 degree turn in the opposite direction. It didn’t matter if going in the other direction was taking me away from where…
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Identify the Gaps: Pain Points
This post is a continuation of this blog post about walking to the edges and naming the gaps in our lives. If you haven’t read it you might want to read it first and then come back to this post! In the past, my tendency was to see an edge in the distance and to…
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So That I Can Run Like I Am Meant To
My dog wants to go outside – in the worst way. She sits at the open back door. Waiting. For an invitation. For company. Every part of her indicates her desire to go outside. She does a little dance due to her urge to run. Her tail demonstrates her desire to chase the squirrels. Her…
