By: Kathy Young Deegan

"Rest is not for weaklings. Hollowing out space for rest is work… It takes courage to rest in the midst of an outcome-driven society. It takes strength to walk away from good in the pursuit of better.”

— Dr. Sa...

By: Donna Lawson

 "The effects of trauma can be passed down through generations, but so can resilience and healing."

~ Dr. Soma Ganesan

Ordinarily, an alarm clock is designed to alert someone at a specific time. But that morning,...

By: Kathy Young Deegan

          “This is a moment of suffering. Suffering is part of life. May I be kind to myself in this moment. May I give myself the compassion I need.” — Kristin Neff

"Your blood pressure has just dropped danger...

By: Carol Doyel

                  “Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.” ~Brene Brown

I’ve never considered myself a particularly courageous person. But as I reflect on my life, I see that courage often comes...

By: Marcus Young

“If you can’t fly, then run. If you can’t run, then walk. If you can’t walk, then crawl. But whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.” - Martin Luther King Jr

During my senior year of high school, I w...

By: Donna Gurule

“The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world's deep hunger meet.” ~Frederick Buechner

In 1999, my mom was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer. Her doctor said she needed har...

by Pastor Jean Kingery

“What matters is how we lived and loved and how we spend our dash.” 

~Linda Ellis

The well-known poem “The Dash” was written in 1996 by Linda Ellis. In her poem, Ellis reflects on the small dash that co...

By: Felice St. John 

“Playing big doesn't come from working more, pushing harder, or finding confidence. It comes from listening to the most powerful and secure part of you, not the voice of self-doubt.” -Tara Mohr

 

The courage to...

by Dr. Erin Reynolds 

“You can be the ripest, juiciest peach in the world, and there's still going to be somebody who hates peaches.”

--Dita Von Teese

 I was the second to arrive in a family of five daughters. Because my father was a...