Every Day Civil Graces“The time is always right to do the right thing. Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” -Martin Luther…Jan 18, 2021Jan 18, 2021
Rewriting Our Story“What you do for yourself dies with you when you leave this world; what you do for others lives on forever.” ―Sir Ken RobinsonNov 12, 2020Nov 12, 2020
Into the Heart“The greatest challenge of the day is: how to bring about a revolution of the heart, a revolution which has to start with each one of us…Oct 29, 2020Oct 29, 2020
Begin with CompassionToday’s news has a heartbreaking story about Chrissy Teigen and John Legend, who just lost their child, Jack, to miscarriage. As a mom…Oct 1, 20201Oct 1, 20201
shadow side“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the…Sep 17, 2020Sep 17, 2020
Close Encounters“The challenge with those whom we love is that they are the only ones who can get close enough to us to cause us heartbreak.” – Iyanla…Sep 14, 2020Sep 14, 2020
Meet Me in the Middle“When I empty myself, when I forget myself for the sake of someone else, I’m instantly filled beyond what I could have ever asked for…Aug 10, 2020Aug 10, 2020
the truth about being freeAs I currently prepare to publish my first book, The Civil Graces Project, I keep thinking of one of the “civil graces” or self-evident…Jun 29, 2020Jun 29, 2020
Nesting in Place“To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest.” — Pema ChodronMay 22, 2020May 22, 2020
Holding Our Sacred Space“It is, therefore, the sacred duty of every individual human soul to be utterly and completely itself — to be that jewel at that time and…Apr 14, 2020Apr 14, 2020