Contemplative Considerations

There will be seasons in life when pursuing your goals feels less like a confident stride and more like a trembling, uneven walk. You will cry. You will get discouraged. You will talk yourself out of what you once believed you were ready for. And in those moments, it may feel like you’re failing or falling behind. But this emotional and spiritual turbulence is not a sign of inadequacy; it is evidence that you are stretching beyond what is familiar. Growth requires discomfort,

Group identity and dynamics are continuously shaped and strengthened through participants' interactions. Whenever one or more individuals experience change or evolution within a group’s culture, the group itself becomes new. Each shift invites the group to move through endings, liminal spaces, and new beginnings, mirroring the transformations occurring within and around its members. Groups, like individuals, live in cycles of becoming. Each conversation, tension, or breakthro

Tonight marks the second night I’ve spent moving through every room, deep cleaning our home after several weeks of “drop and go.” Meaning, whenever I left something behind, that’s exactly where it stayed until now. Over the past two nights, I’ve been returning each item to its rightful place, room by room, reclaiming my space piece by piece. I still have a few more areas to tend to before the weekend and the start of a new month. Yet, even in this process, I’m reminded that c

The relentless reliance on strength and resilience without regard for the ways your body, spirit, and social being yearn for rest is a quiet denial of your own humanity. In a culture that glorifies productivity and praises perseverance, we are often taught to equate worth with endurance. Yet this constant striving keeps us tethered to exhaustion, disconnected from the divine rhythm of our own being. Resilience is sacred, but it was never meant to be a permanent posture. It is

The creation and implementation of policies in both public and private sectors often elevate certain voices, perspectives, and ideas,...

Expect things to become messy and disorienting as you explore, discover, and incorporate new learning into your life. This is not...