Mending with Mindfulness

What good story telling can do...

-Why good advice feels like pressure to an overwhelmed system- There are a lot of ideas that are technically true and emotionally unusable. Especially on the socials, twitterverse, interwebs, whatever you call it. They show up as quotes, mantras, gentle reminders. They get passed around with good intentions and little explanation. And when you’re already overwhelmed, tired, or living in a body that feels like it’s always one step behind the world, those ideas don’t land as wi

I get the urge to dig out my planners, and something pulls me back. Slowness. My brain jolts—wants to pull everything out of the kitchen cabinets. Reorganize, reset, begin again. But something stops me short. Softness. My eyes scroll endlessly, everyone announcing new plans. Rushing and cleaning and setting goals on goals. The air even warms, a slight nod toward spring. Something in me whispers, wait. My plants need watering. There’s piddling to be done. I dabble. I piddle. I

The conversation around Christians and yoga often sparks heated debate. For some, yoga is tangled up with fear of false worship or spiritual compromise. For others, it is simply a set of stretches for fitness. My own journey has moved through both of these perspectives. I once cautioned friends to avoid yoga, convinced it was dangerous. Later, through chronic illness and exhaustion, I found myself in a class led by a Christian instructor. For the first time, I slowed down eno