First things first. Remove anything on your body involving buttons, zippers, or hooks and put on the stretchiest, coziest items in your closet. You should be as comfortable as possible right now, and even though your button-fly jeans are very hip and make your rear end look like a fashion model’s, you deserve to take a deep breath and inhabit as much physical space as you need to;
Read MoreA random assortment of the holy and the hilarious, just in time for the weekend.
Read MoreDuring a virtual meeting this week, my supervisor brought up that we have officially spent more time working from home than we spent working in our office in 2020. 19 weeks and counting, which is totally surreal to me. Craig and I are both pretty stubborn homebodies under normal circumstances, but these days, we rarely leave the house unless it is to buy more toothpaste or get takeout.
Read MoreTurns out, I’m not very good at being with myself. I’ve spent so much time trying to outrun my desire, my anger, and my tenderness because those things have always felt much more like afflictions than gifts. The question of what I want has always been a bit intimidating, but these days, I’m trying to slow down a bit and listen to what my body and soul are saying.
Read MoreMy ego would rather I not write tonight, because truthfully, what I most need to say is that I’m feeling tender and weak and a bit untethered. My ego has always hated the idea that someday, I might look in the mirror and feel compassion for the woman staring back at me, so it tries to keep me from ever looking for too long.
Read MoreI learn to practice the spiritual discipline of saying no this week. We’ve been invited to spend the evening with friends, but Monday, we run like chickens with our heads cut off to finish the pressing errands, Tuesday is house church, and Thursday is already double booked.
Read More
