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Summer is Calling: What’s on Your List?
We are smack in the middle of summer camp season. Here in northern Arizona, our days have been filled with sunshine, cool breezes, blue skies, and just enough blessed rain to make everything feel alive. And yet...like so many adults, I spent the majority of the month...
Where Wisdom Waits
In my world, there are often days when life feels loud, demanding, and fragmented. And then there are mornings like the one that sparked this post. I had signed up for a 90-minute “Nature and Spirit” workshop for women. Nothing fancy. No weekend away, no big travel...
Rekindling the Soulfire Within: Slowing Down and Resetting
The room is quiet when I wake. Morning light is slipping in through the sliding door, the kind that suggests ease — stretching, coffee, a gentle start to the day. My body and brain registers the invitation. I just can’t accept it. Standing hurts — not metaphorically,...
#TruthTuesday: I Say “When I Have More Energy, I’ll Get to That” a Lot.
When I have more energy, I’ll clean the bathroom. When I have more energy, I’ll wipe the baseboards. When I have more energy, I’ll load the car with donations. When I have more energy, I’ll deal with the half-broken couch. When I have more energy, I’ll get to that....
Cheering Ourselves On: Why Self-Encouragement Matters
Confession: I am a woman in my mid-50s and I keep a pair of orange pompoms in my office. They sit on my shelf as a reminder that once upon a time, I was a high school cheerleader. Only for one year—I was definitely loud enough (heehee), and I must have been pretty...
Choosing Light Anyway: How to Rekindle Joy When the World Feels Dark
Right now, for me and many others, the world is feeling especially dark. More senseless violence on the big scale and the small. Nighttime darkness descends pretty quickly by 5 p.m. The news is heavy. The challenges feel relentless. And for those of us already...
Crafting Vision Boards That Light Up Your Soul
Every year at this time, I return to a ritual that has followed me through countless seasons of becoming. Many people call it a vision board, but I’ve always felt that phrase can be a little… stiff. A little too strategic. A little too “corporate goal-setting...
SoulFire Seeking Your Word of the Year
As a new year unfolds, many of us embark on the journey of personal growth, setting resolutions, creating goals, and dreaming of brighter days ahead. One powerful practice that has gained popularity is selecting a "Word of the Year" to serve as a guiding theme for the...
The Lightness of Being Understood
This morning, as I sent a group text to confirm coffee plans with three other moms — our boys heading to a movie, we lingering nearby — it hit me how light it all felt. Not because life is easy. Not because our kids are magically past the hard parts. But because of...