Brene Brown in an interview with Krista Tippett shared part of her research with a group of middle schoolers around the difference between belonging and fitting in. And they just had these incredibly simple and profound answers: “Fitting in is when you want to be a part of something. Belonging is when others want … Continue reading Belonging vs Fitting in
Tag: Worry
Imagine
Last night I awoke to the word “imagine” in my head. It felt so soothing and comforting, an actual salve to the worry on my heart. So I reached for my pen in the dark and wrote it down. This beautiful word invited me in. “Try me”, it said. I remember as a kid, … Continue reading Imagine
In all things, at all times
As part of my Lenten practice I am doing a YouVersion bible study. The one I have chosen is called Journeying with Jesus - 40 days Lent Devotional by Susan Narjala. Today I was reading about when Jesus is in the Garden of Gethsemane just before he is arrested and he asks his disciples to … Continue reading In all things, at all times
Hope in
If I hope that I will have a good life, that I will be healthy, that I will get the job, that everything will turn out ok. Hope seems like a good thing. To be hopeful - a positive way of being. But is it? If my hope is grounded in those hoped outcomes, what … Continue reading Hope in
