When was the last time you did something different with the people you do life with? Not dinner at the same restaurant. Not sitting beside each other while everyone looks at their phones. Not another meeting with the same agenda, or another rushed evening getting everyone where … [Read more...] about When Was the Last Time You Connected Outside Your Normal Routine?
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Stop and Smell the Roses
What a Wild Unkept Rose Bush Taught Me About Being Present I grew up hearing about roses my whole life. My grandmothers had rose bushes at their homes. My mom loves roses and gifted me with rose bushes more times than I can count. My mother-in-law loves roses too. … [Read more...] about Stop and Smell the Roses
Are You Keeping the Peace or Losing Yourself?
Listen to the blog: I am in the middle of one of those conversations today. The kind that starts without much effort. He is sharing openly, his fears and frustrations. I am tracking and we have known each other for years. Then he says something that just doesn’t … [Read more...] about Are You Keeping the Peace or Losing Yourself?
Where Have You Been Buried and How Do You Emerge?
What Does It Mean to Be Buried? When I ask, “Where have you been buried?” I am not talking about something dramatic or obvious. I am talking about the quieter places in a person’s life where who they really are is no longer what others are seeing, responding to, or making room … [Read more...] about Where Have You Been Buried and How Do You Emerge?
When Did You Last Let Someone In?
Listen to the blog: Have you ever been sitting with a friend and the conversation turned to an “in the moment” interaction? Not just recounting what happened last week, but actually being in the scene together, right now, emotions and all? I have, but too few and far … [Read more...] about When Did You Last Let Someone In?
The Trinity of Connection: Strengthening Your Relationships with God, Self, and Others
No man is an island, entire of itself. Out of the overwhelming love and joy of the Trinity, humans were created from connection, for connection. This drive was gifted to us with the intent of joy and wonder. It is also an area of life that can be fraught with frustration and … [Read more...] about The Trinity of Connection: Strengthening Your Relationships with God, Self, and Others
