Lately, I’ve been sitting in the tension between my values and the world we’re living in. I’m a curious person by nature. I want to understand people. I seek root causes. I read the posts, listen to different voices, and yes,
It’s something I see again and again, with the leaders I work with, the teens my friends parent, and even inside my own story, especially before all this healing courage work: We hold really high expectations.For how people should act.For how life should go.For how things should* feel. And
Chosen resentment is exactly that - chosen. Say yes when you really need to say no?Chosen resentment. Don’t set a boundary, then get mad when no one respects the unspoken one?Chosen resentment. Give beyond what you really have to give?Chosen resentment. Show up and
In the quiet of only one hour on social media a day, here are just a few lessons I have learned already this Lent season: ? I am informed enough.? Consuming less about the world means I have more to give
The day after the Super Bowl—the day your feed is flooded with hot takes, analysis, blame, and passionate disagreements. May your thumbs remember to take scrolling breaks.May a deep breath turn reactions into thoughtful responses.May curiosity and grace soften your defenses,
It's a lot. All of it.A lot. I don't even need to know what is happening in your life to know that some part of you probably feels like it is all a lot. Maybe even too much. And so I wonder when we
The holiday season can feel like a season of “shoulds.” You should bake the cookies. You should decorate perfectly. You should say yes to every invitation and others’ expectations. Stop shoulding all over yourself! Advent isn’t about should. It’s about being. What do you
