As a kid, going to church was a Sunday family ritual. I didn't know it was a ritual at the time. It was just something we did. Yet as I view it with my adult eyes now I can see that it was the routine of connecting to my spirituality that I enjoyed so much. The act of prayer, family time, learning sacred texts and sharing a connection to the … [Read more...]
The Rich Rewards of Ritual & Ceremony (even my teens like it)
How to Trust the Universe When You Get Bad News
No matter how together our life is, at some time or another we all sit on the receiving end of news we’d rather not hear. No one gets a free pass from bad news. I was wearing a red and white Spartans cheerleading uniform when I got the news from the man I was falling in love with - he had decided to take a job in Bogota, Colombia. It was … [Read more...]
The Reward of Risk: Living Authentically
Hi Lovely, I happen to be an optimist and always have been. Even when times have been more than trying the silver lining just seems more obvious to me than the dark cloud. It’s just how I’m built. But that doesn’t keep me from knowing that reality can deliver a far different outcome than what was hoped for and in fact some shit just isn’t … [Read more...]