I grew up required to go to church on Sundays. I went to Sunday school, went on church trips, attended Awana and youth group. My parents made church a part of our lives. And as many teenagers do, as I got older I resisted. I didn't understand why I was obligated to go and I … Continue reading A Journey to God’s Love and Acceptance →

You are hereYou are thereEverywhere Around the cornerOut in frontPresent ProtectingShowingLoving I must chooseTo seeTo knowTo be loved I surrenderI acceptI allow Only thenCan I realizeThe truth

Barren and brownRocky terrainNo one around. Land, as it isOften overlookedAnd unappreciated. Here I remember…One foot in front of the other. Stripped backTo simplicity,Clarity. Mind openedWeight releasedEnergy renewed. You find me, hold me.I welcome you. Your deep love,Mercy and grace,Peace and wisdom. We are one again

In this series I am sharing my process for how I came back to fulfillment in work and life and moved from heart-less to heart-full connection, presence and engagement. For me, this has been the answer to my feelings of burnout. It wasn’t actually doing less, it was doing differently. More fully. More intentionally. More meaningfully. My … Continue reading Coming Back to Fulfillment in Life and Work – Part 3 →

In this series I am sharing my process for how I came back to fulfillment in work and life and moved from heart-less to heart-full connection, presence and engagement. For me, this has been the answer to my feelings of burnout. It wasn’t actually doing less, it was doing differently. More fully. More intentionally. More meaningfully. My … Continue reading Coming Back to Fulfillment in Life and Work – Part 2 →

These past few weeks, life seems extra full. Full of work, full of expectations, full of invitations. I know others feel it too because most of my individual and team coaching sessions are about managing the workload and preventing burnout. On top of our own daily reality is the weight of tension, frustration and division … Continue reading Coming Back to Fulfillment in Life and Work – Part 1 →

"I'm sorry you feel that way." The dreaded sentence that has taught me so many hard lessons. My mom was a master at pointing me back to myself and reminding me that I had a choice in how I viewed a situation or how I felt about something or someone. As a teenager that sentence … Continue reading Finding Our Way →

To be a Restorative Leader, we must be intentional. The first step of doing intention work is awareness. This requires SLOWING DOWN and often STOPPING all together. We have to wake up to what we are thinking and feeling. Get out of our habit of rushing around and checking things mindlessly off the list. When … Continue reading Restorative Leadership: Restoring Your Intentions →

As goes the narrative of my life this year, a painful state of vulnerability in which I am being continually refined and humbled…like a lobster without its protective shell…I am right now, in this moment, both writing about leading from a place of wholeness and connection AND more challenged than I’ve been in a long … Continue reading Restorative Leadership: Rediscovering Your Identity →

Would you try if you knew it may not work? Would you love knowing it would end in hurt? Would you build knowing it could all come crashing down? Don't get caught in the traps of comfort and control. Open your heart. Try new things. Fly. Fall. Fail. Nothing lasts forever. Allow the ebbs and … Continue reading Holding On →