Confession: I did not want to write this blog this week. I’m exhausted. I’m grumpy. I’m discouraged. My meditation practice this morning only took the edge off my funk. I’m glad I work and live alone so that others don’t have to put up with me right now. (Apologies in...
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The Vulnerability of Silence
When I drove to the retreat center near Cincinnati inundated in pouring rain, thunder and lightening, even hail, I thought very seriously about turning back. I was already frustrated by the incredible amount of work I had to get done before I left Columbus. My new...
Worthy of Rest
I went to a movie on a Monday afternoon. There. I said it out loud. This past month when my one large half-time pieces of contract work ended, I intentionally did not look to replace the work quickly and opted instead to take a mini-sabbatical. I still have some...
Forming Compassion Through the Messy Contradictions
It seemed like just another Friday morning. I woke up too late, had breakfast, rushed 1.2 miles on bike to the yoga studio. Drenched in summer morning sweat, (WHY had I worn long sleeves?) I walked in the studio just in time for iRest® Yoga Nidra class. For 2-3 years...