Thank you simply is not enough.
Another incredible Dare to Lead™ training with more Directors and Coordinators at Special School District of St. Louis County is in the books. Some of the toughest and bravest conversations around DEIB work, major uncertainty, and of course, lots of feelings. The
People can change.
People can change.If I didn't believe that, I would go do something else for a living.Sometimes, they don't want to change.*Sometimes, they change too late.*Sometimes, the hurt has been too much, and it doesn't matter to you if they change.*People
The ultimate And
He came. He is here. He is coming. The ultimate And. My mind struggles to fully comprehend and my heart knows to be true with everything. So it is with holy awe I live.
Nourish the garden
Grab a cuppa and settle in <3 If you follow me on the social platforms, you know about my wildflower gardens. The beautiful wildflowers, of course, make me so happy from early spring to late fall every year. However, the entire
how to truly rest
What have you been taught about rest? Maybe that there isn't time for that. Or that rest is for the lazy. Or for those people. Or how will everything get done if I rest? I know life is a lot, especially this time of year. May
Feelings must and will be felt.
How do I know if I am coping well or if I am stuffing down, plowing through, numbing, medicating, avoiding, escaping, or doing anything possible to not feel my feelings? Do you feel rested, restored, and refilled after? Or do you
In that space of brave and real
When I ask how you are, I want the real answer. The answer you're brave enough to share with me. When you ask how I am, I will tell you how I really am to the depth I am brave enough
Words matter.
Shit and gifts. Not shit but at least gifts. Words matter. Yesterday, I broke a tooth really bad on the Trigeminal neuralgia side of my face at lunch, on the third dang bite. Shit. And (not at least) I was with one of
when our work is hard and important.
I have been having so many conversations lately about feeling stuck, disempowered, or held back by larger systems, policies, and procedures. What happens when we feel like the larger entity isn't aligned with our values? Or worse, we feel like it
