This week is Easter week, and I have been thinking about the crucifixion, and the incredible example Jesus showed us when he said, “Forgive them Father, they know now what they do” as he’s on the cross. In that moment in the pain, the betrayal, the suffering, he chose love. The same is true of Mary Magdalene, though her “crucifixion” happened differently. Her path asked for the same surrender, the same staying, the same devotion to love in the face of what could not yet be

Years ago, I attended a business training where the speaker had us do the “5 Whys” exercise. The point of the exercise was to understand why we were motivated to work the business and to ask the question “why” 5 times to move past the obvious answers and dig deeper. When I followed the question all the way down, my answer surprised me a little. Peace. I wasn’t looking for greater success or more recognition. I wasn’t looking for achievement in the usual sense. My soul wan

I woke up at 4 am and couldn’t sleep. The room was quiet and dark. I stared at the wall. An ache was gathering in my chest and in my throat. A deep sadness. Heartfelt compassion. Grief. I know how trauma has touched my life and the healing that I have done to feel whole. I can only begin to imagine what it is doing to those who have been violated, their whole lives taken from them. No choice. No protection. Treated as if they don’t matter. Story after story unfolds in

Sometimes there’s a voice inside us that sounds critical, anxious, afraid. It might say, “Hurry up. You’re behind. Did you see the mistakes you made?” A softer voice responds, “You’re safe. It’s okay. You’ve done enough.” Did you hear it? The truth is, there is always a moment — sometimes small, sometimes quiet — when we get to notice which voice is speaking. That awareness is a doorway. It helps us understand ourselves and how we move through the world. It shows us which inn