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Be a Beginner
It all started when I was skiing with a friend. She was watching me snowplow down a steep incline when she shouted, “You know it’s okay to be a beginner.” I will be eternally grateful to her for saying that to me. Because at that moment, I realized, I didn’t know...
You Talk Like A River
I can see the moment clearly. I am at a weekly training with my coworkers. We work at a vocational agency that helps adults with developmental disabilities find employment and/or enrichment opportunities. Our executive director is holding up a drawing, seemingly...
Small Kindnesses
I would like to start this post with a poem by Danusha Lameris. Small Kindnesses I’ve been thinking about the way, when you walk down a crowded aisle, people pull in their legs to let you by. Or how strangers still say “bless you” when someone sneezes, a leftover...
Growing at the Speed of Wood
The title “Growing at the Speed of Wood” comes from one sentence in the novel, Overstory, by Richard Powers. Since this is a reflection in writing, rather than a book review, I will not delve into the details of this book, but will say that I highly recommend you...
Worthy of Our Own Attention
Many of us have heard the phrase, You can’t take care of others if you don’t take care of yourself. And many of us cringe wondering what we are supposed to do with this. This is challenging for those of us whose sense of self worth is wrapped around being there for...
Finding Connection in the Woods: A Gift for a Lifetime
After having worked as a therapist in a wilderness therapy program, I learned a powerful therapeutic tool. My clients lived in the desert, for up to three months or more, away from the usual distractions of modern life, while joining a small working microcosm of...