by adminwomen | May 3, 2024 | Fierce Compassion
HOW OUR CULTURE SILENCES OUR FEELINGS Today I see so much fear in our culture. We’re afraid to feel, we’re afraid to stand up for what we believe, we’re afraid to speak our truth. We’re afraid to say what we believe is right. How did we get this way? As I reflect...
by adminwomen | Apr 9, 2024 | Fierce Compassion
Climate grief is real. I can tell you I’ve been experiencing my own version of it for over 12 years. The first moment I felt it is when I saw a film called “Chasing Ice” by a Boulder film maker, James Balog in 2012 that showed the glaciers in Alaska, the ones I had...
by adminwomen | Feb 26, 2024 | Fierce Compassion
My mother was born on February 29th —she was a Leap Year Baby. But I never knew it because she never let anyone in on her secret. I finally figured it out when I was older and noticed she secretly celebrated with special friends every 4th year on her birthday. This...
by adminwomen | Feb 8, 2024 | Fierce Compassion, Mindfulness, Phase II — Finding A Mooring, Spiritual Voyage
I just returned from a 6 day silent retreat at the Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe. As I headed home, I felt the familiar challenge of how to talk about this experience to my friends and family. What can I say about why this is important to me, for our relationships, for...
by adminwomen | Jan 8, 2024 | Fierce Compassion
As I have been pondering the New Year’s approach, I have been reflecting on some of the significant learnings I had this past year. The first major learning came from an 8 week class I took through SURJ in Denver called “Confronting White Supremacy.” My intention in...
