For roughly 5 years between 2015-2020, I ran half marathons. Prior to that, I had run cross-country and track in high school but subsequently took a twenty-year running hiatus. When I took running back up, I remember realizing two important things: 1) I was not my younger self in many ways, and I personally would […]
Month: February 2025
Spring Thoughts
Today, on my walk to my daughter’s school and subsequent bus ride into campus, I was reminded how suddenly spring can appear. We noted the budding blossoms and daffodils on our way. The sky is blue. The sun is out. The mountain is out. Birds are chirping outside my open window as I write this […]
Precious
Time is so precious, my friends. Time with those we care deeply about, time taken grounded in our bodies and in the space we occupy, time in contribution. We only get one life and we really have no assurances about our tomorrows or those of the people around us. It is a particularly contentious time. […]
Be Gentle
There is an oft-cited quote about kindness or gentleness that reminds us that everyone is fighting a battle that we may not know anything about. This quote often comes to me on February 3. February 3, 1995, I lost my mother in a car accident. Losing my mother, in more ways that I can say, […]
A Morning Reflection: On Rest, Wisdom, and Courage
When I am burdened by the day’s troubles, my husband often reminds me that “the morning is wiser.” This morning, I am especially present to the wisdom that comes with rest and from reminders that we are in community. This week has reminded me that when our bodies hold trauma, and that trauma is reactivated […]
Holding Still, Holding Space, Holding On
At the end of a long week and a long month, I am returning to my breath. I am returning to the present moment. I am taking a moment of stillness in a world that has felt frenzied and chaotic, particularly in the last few days. I am reminded of the gratitude I feel to […]