Though the tasks I laid out for myself this week were fairly simple, I found myself overwhelmed by them. Maybe it was more just a general feeling of overwhelm. This past week was a lot, and I needed to use my skills in mindfulness and self regulation more than I usually do. I know much of it has to do […]
Write My MAP Reflection: Weeks 10, 11, & 12
The last few weeks have been tough, and this reflection is unedited because of that. Alongside the general chaos of returning to routines after the holidays and attempting to wrap up everything from last year, things around the world have been dicey and more so than usual. The vast majority of the shifts and actions that have caused what may […]
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Write My Map Reflection: Weeks 7, 8 & 9
The annual check in. This is a process I participate in every year, and of all the practices I engage myself in this is probably the one that is the most important for me. I usually take an entire month to go through this part of the process, and there’s a good reason for that. Every year I wonder if […]
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Write My Map Reflection: Weeks 5 & 6
It is hard to slow down this time of year. Even as someone who has immensely more control over my schedule than most people do, there are a lot of pressures and activities happening all around me. I have to work extra hard to filter what needs my attention and what can be left alone, and to determine how to […]
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Write My Map Reflection: Weeks 3 & 4
This part of Write My Map has been about exploring mission, specifically our own missions. And as I was writing in response and reflection to the prompts, I couldn’t help but also reflect on how my understanding of mission has changed over the years. When I was a kid, I heard about missions all the time. The way everybody talked […]
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Write My Map Reflection: Weeks 1 & 2
It was hard to get back into the swing of things this year. Just a matter of fact, not a judgement or even an excuse, there was so much going on it was hard to allow myself to pause at all. I kept thinking about how less is more, and that sometimes the biggest flex is simply to stop and […]
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Annual Notice & Reminders
I am so grateful for the partnership, support, and participation in working towards a world free from power-based violence, a world where survivors are supported fully in leading change, a world where the humanity that binds us to each other is protected and celebrated. A world where the hard work of healing belongs to us all, a world where love […]
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Take Extra Care
Over the course of the last few months, things have gotten pretty intense. The next few days and months will likely also be pretty intense. Locally, nationally, and globally. Intense isnt really the right word, but I dont know a better one right now… the ongoing intensity is tough on the brain. Anyway, I wanted to tell you that I […]
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Writing Journey Invitation: Write My Map
The writing journey is going to be very different this year… If you’ve been trying to gain perspective and really ground yourself in who you are right now and how that impacts how you show up in the world, this journey is for you too. This year I will be opening up about some of the techniques and practices that […]
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Transition: Summer to School
It is that time of year again. The school supplies start piling into stores, suddenly all the clothes no longer fit, open houses and registration invitations start pouring in, paperwork and doctors appointments abound. Back-to-school time is upon us and there are too many things to get done as we prepare the children in our care to return to classrooms! […]
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