Brown Thumb Confessions
I want desperately to be a green-thumbed person. My spiritual worldview is largely centered around connectedness to nature. The knowledge that I tend to kill plants makes me feel like some kind of unnatural menace. When someone gives me a plant as a gift, I smile but I’m thinking “No! For the love of God, [...]
Playing Catch Up
Life has a funny way of moving forward whether you are ready for it or not. I’ve been wishing for a pause button ever since the semester started. I can see myself saying, “Wait, wait, just give me a sec, I’m coming!” Of course, my tendency towards perfectionism isn’t helping. Gotta do it right and [...]
Settling into a new life
This year my life has been a whirlwind of challenges and blessings, culminating in our move to Greenville, SC. I’m grateful to live only a short drive from my parents now. It’s interesting to transition back to the East Coast after 18 years in Southern California. I’m excited to get back into the rhythm of [...]
Seeking the simple life
In the process of planning a cross-country move, simplicity soon became a major theme. Extreme simplicity. As you get quotes for the cost of shipping your stuff, it is easy to begin to question how much you really need it. Like is it $3,400-shipping-cost worthy? I had been itching for a new wordpress theme and [...]
Trusting that with loss, there is renewal
Since I’m having trouble posting regularly lately, I realized that I should occasionally share what I’m writing in my online class discussions. We recently discussed mourning as a spiritual process of “letting go” and this was my response: Much of my concept of “letting go” and grieving comes from the health crisis which ended my [...]
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