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books to celebrate Pride Month
Happy Pride Month! Of course, we read LGBTQ+ authors and stories all year long, but we celebrate extra in June. These are some of the books I’ve enjoyed by LGBTQ+ authors and/or with LGBTQ+ representation. For reviews, check out my profile on Goodreads or StoryGraph. Affiliate disclaimer: This post includes affiliate links (via Amazon Affiliates). This means that…
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when you begin to feel again
when you begin to feel again when you begin to feel againWhen life is overwhelming,our wise bodies sometimes takean overdue breakand our obedient hearts and mindsfollow suit.Maybe it feels like fatigueor illnessor depressionor apathy.Everythingjustshutsdown.It all felt like too much,and it was.You were never meantto carry so much alone.And then, some time,there’s a little crack.Maybe it…
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feast: blessed are those who hunger
on longing & liminal space: a reflection, a poem, & a blessing “What happens to a dream deferred?Does it dry upLike a raisin in the sun?Or fester like a sore—And then run?Does it stink like rotten meat?Or crust and sugar over—like a syrupy sweet?Maybe it just sagslike a heavy load.Or does it explode?” —“Harlem” by…
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unfiltered: dropping the inner commentary
“Above all, trust in the slow work of God. We are quite naturally impatient in everything to reach the end without delay. We should like to skip the intermediate stages. We are impatient of being on the way to something unknown, something new. …Only God could say what this new spirit gradually forming within you…
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the invitation of our overwhelm: empathetic witnessing
a reflection, a poem, and a practice “Trauma is not what happens to us, but what we hold inside in the absence of an empathetic witness.” ―Peter A. Levine Content warning: depression, pregnancy loss, anxiety, grief For much of my life, my sensitivity has felt like moving through an ultra-bright, sunlit world without sunglasses. When…
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autumn sage in spring
I needed to give my body some time to be with beauty amidst the horrors, so I stepped out into my backyard to feel my feet on the ground and to see what I could see. autumn sage in springby Lindsay L. O’ConnorThe autumn sage is blooming in spring, which leads me to believe she’s…
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beauty as sustenance
“When you encounter beauty in the world, you drop out of goal-consciousness and into witness-consciousness. Instead of being driven by the mindset of productivity, you shift into a mindset of beholding the moment. To behold is to stand with openness and awe before what is happening, rather than trying to figure out what to do…
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unsayable: a lament for our neighbors
“…we have to learn how to say what is unsayable. We tell a story about violence to make sense of it, and the story returns to the public realm where grieving is possible. …naming the violence and grieving loss in community is how the hole turns into a wound that can heal.”—See No Stranger by…
Lindsay L. O'Connor
Spiritual Director | Enneagram Professional