

just keep breathing…
“I feel like this headache is never going to go away”. When you live with migraines – six years now for me – and you have had hundreds...
Oct 17, 20195 min read


two words
I attended my first silent retreat with my teacher Carly Forest in May of 2017. It was a huge leap of faith to register because I was...
Dec 31, 20225 min read


thank you
There are so many who have just joined our little community at this quiet life that I wanted to take a moment to say hello, and welcome....
Nov 16, 20223 min read


begin again (again)
this quiet life has been fallow for nine months. It's not that there haven't been creative sparks. I've started a half dozen posts in my...
Oct 7, 20226 min read


begin again
Begin Again. It's the admonishment given dozens of times through silent retreats, meditation workshops, prayer, and the pages of books...
Nov 27, 20214 min read


168 days
168 Days. It's not exactly a round number. But in our house, it's a number that has us doing a happy dance. Why? 168 is the number of...
Apr 3, 20213 min read


whatever
I had six people in a row dissolve into tears in my office this afternoon. Already, February is taking names and knocking people on their...
Feb 2, 20212 min read