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  • The Enneagram and Respite: 9 Invitations to Rest

    Everyone I know is exhausted. We are all tired, but perhaps rest can bring different benefits based on our particular personalities. I wanted to share these nine Enneagram number-specific invitations to rest that can be used as meditations. Peace be with you. OneRest & hear the truer voice call you “good.” TwoRest & see how […]

    Lindsay O’Connor

    May 5, 2022
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  • resurrection reflections: the messy middle

    Content warning: miscarriage Resurrection is messy. In my evangelical Christian upbringing, I learned that Easter is a time to celebrate, but I never heard anyone talk about the complexity of learning to hope again after death. This never occurred to me until I experienced death and resurrection within my own body. A liminal space exists […]

    Lindsay O’Connor

    April 21, 2022
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  • to Sabbath like a lizard

    To Sabbath Like a LizardI didn’t read my Bible today.I sprawled out on our aging deckand kicked off my shoes.The skin of my bellyinadvertently made contactwith the sun-warmed wood underneath.I can see why lizards do this, I thought.I heard the leaves rustle overheadas the breeze swept through my haira dog barkeda bird warbledI became aware […]

    Lindsay O’Connor

    February 21, 2022
    Beloved Community, Community, Contemplative Life, Deconstruction, Feminist, Healing, Poetry, Women
    Contemplative Life, Deconstruction, Feminist, Poetry, Prayer, Transformation, Women
  • manifesto for the beloved

    I am loved,apart from anything Ido or don’t do,think or don’t think,believe or don’t believe,feel or don’t feel.In this moment,I am held in Love, just as I am. My weakness opens me to:compassion,awareness,vulnerability,and growth.I am always becoming. My body is wise & good,carrying out the beauty myheart & mind want to act upon.She holds unmatched […]

    Lindsay O’Connor

    February 5, 2022
    Belovedness, Blessing, Self-Compassion, Shame Resilience
    Belovedness, Blessing, Self-Compassion, Shame Resilience
  • the inconvenience of our sadness

    The Inconvenience of Our Sadness Do you ever feel so tired, you just weep and weep and weep? Weeping sounds so beautiful, like a willow— elegant sadness stretching out perpetually, showing off her delicate leaves draped on bending branches. My sadness never feels that lovely. It feels ugly,  self-indulgent,  and inconvenient— an obstacle to all […]

    Lindsay O’Connor

    February 3, 2022
    Community, Feelings, Grief, Poetry
    Community, Feelings, Grief, Lament, Poetry, Sadness
  • when you begin to feel again

    When life is overwhelming, our wise bodies sometimes take an overdue break and our obedient hearts and minds follow suit. Maybe it feels like fatigue or illness or depression or apathy. Everything just shuts down. It all felt like too much, and it was. You were never meant to carry so much alone. And then, […]

    Lindsay O’Connor

    January 26, 2022
    Belovedness, Feelings, Poetry, Self-Compassion, Shame Resilience
    Feelings, Poetry, Self-Compassion, Shame Resilience
  • sisterhood of the sacred dance: afraid & free

    Sisterhood of the Sacred Dance: Afraid & Free Something they don’t tell you about freedom is that it can feel scary as hell, at first. Even as you celebrate the broken shackles, the lightness of your limbs feels unnatural, like you have become untethered and might just float away. When you wake up to the […]

    Lindsay O’Connor

    January 24, 2022
    Community, Deconstruction, Fear, Freedom, Poetry, Sisterhood, Women
    Community, Deconstruction, Fear, Freedom, Poetry, Sisterhood, Women
  • Anxiety Dance

    Anxiety Dance I used to think anxiety was a moral failure, a personal flaw, an indication of a lack of faith. I thought if I tried hard enough and prayed often enough, I could send her away, her departure the reward for my spiritual growth. Then, do you know, the more I tried to get […]

    Lindsay O’Connor

    January 19, 2022
    Anxiety, Belovedness, Feelings, Poetry, Self-Compassion, Shame Resilience
    Anxiety, Feelings, Poetry, Self Parenting, Self-Compassion, Shame Resilience
  • a prayer for women OR a blessing for dissident daughters

    a prayer for women or a blessing for dissident daughters Today I’m holding women close in my heart. I have a prayer to share for us all but would also be honored to pray for you specifically if you would like. Just comment or send a DM. A prayer for us all: God our Mother, […]

    Lindsay O’Connor

    January 14, 2022
    Belovedness, Blessing, Community, Self-Compassion, Shame Resilience, Sisterhood, Women
    Blessing, Prayer, Self-Compassion, Shame Resilience, Women
  • stuck.

    Dear friend, Sometimes, feeling “stuck” is a holy invitation to get still  & quiet as you surrender & allow  the birth of something beautiful. – 🖤- L.L.O. Three and a half weeks before my firstborn child was due to arrive, I spent the day on the couch. We were deep into the month of July […]

    Lindsay O’Connor

    January 10, 2022
    Self-Compassion, Shame Resilience, Women
    Motherhood, Self Parenting, Women
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