Hidden Tracks: The Lie of “I Have to Be Strong”

Recently I remembered a place I went to as a teenager. It was a place I had only heard about growing up. They called it The Secret Sidewalk. You had to know someone who knew someone. Hidden off Old Canyon Road, down a trail and across some old railroad tracks, it was nestled way back…

Hello Monday #66

Welcome to Hello Monday! A song to share: Don’t judge it too soon. Just sit with it. Thoughts I’ve been thinking: We get into these loops where we are self-protective of energy, time, and resources. It is true that we cannot do everything. But we can be helpful, hope in a hard space, supportive, pray,…

Good Hearts and Bad Manners

Have you ever met someone that you would say, “I know they got a bad attitude, but they have a good heart.” Most the time that is a statement we make when someone’s bad behavior reflects on them badly, but we know them in a deeper way. We know that they help people and care…