It was my long week of anniversaries: an adoption date, a wedding anniversary for a marriage that ended in divorce, and the eighth anniversary of my teenage son’s death by suicide. Annually, when this week cycles, I have learned to lean-in and ride the emotional wave, taking care of my tenderized heart. I do not … Continue reading
Grit and Grace Our lives can be measured and weighed with a multitude of scales. In the end, two defining elements are often present: grit and grace. I’ve come to this conclusion after a million days of living, listening, observing, and paying attention to lives around me—of heroes and wisdom figures, young children, the elderly, … Continue reading
A young person, mid-twenties, whom I accompany as a soul-friend asked, “You’re saying it’s possible I’m good enough just the way I am? That’s hard for me to believe. How come we never hear that message?” That conversation was two years ago during a telephone spiritual guidance exchange. I have not forgotten the question or … Continue reading
