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 […]
Tag: Grace
Accepting Responsibility, Holding Space for Possibility, Moving Towards Freedom
Friends, I am moving towards freedom. But the journey towards freedom means a lot of unlearning. Today, I had a very powerful lesson on responsibility: accepting and taking responsibility for impact not aligned with intent; on what I cannot control: the pain of grace withheld and being misunderstood by someone I thought would know my […]
Growing in Grace
“What we pay attention to grows…what we put our attention on grows” I recently finished reading adrienne maree brown’s Emergent Strategy and took note of these words (and many others). Since then I’ve been in an inquiry around transformation, and what it really means to live a life committed to growth, transformation, resilience and healing. […]
Holding Space When Humanity Shows Up
It’s been a long week, full of humanity. Way back in February, I gave a TEDx talk on humanizing pedagogies, which in short asked what might happen if we re-conceptualized our perception of excellence, specifically educational excellence, but generally was really talking about what happened if we really started listening to and learning from one […]
Giving Thanks
This has been a very hard last month, transitioning into the school year. To say otherwise would be to lie, and I am nothing if not honest. There have been many things to carry. Many things to learn. Many obstacles to navigate. Many breaths to breathe. But I am learning and I am navigating and […]
Grace and Peace Be With You
My son starts high school on Wednesday. My daughter starts kindergarten on Thursday. When my daughter was a newborn 5 years ago, and I was still on maternity leave, home with her in all of her infant glory, I thought about this time. I anticipated it would be hard, emotional, full of excitement and conflicted […]
The Last 10 Days: Notes from Home
Has it only been 10 days since I last wrote? Time is strange that way. So much has changed. My 14 year old and 4 year old both home indefinitely. My husband working from home, for at least the next 3 weeks. Spring classes online until the end of the semester. Commencement postponed. Supported a […]