Grow in the Light Blog
Hydration from Living Water
Oct 25, 2023
Continue Reading...
Have you every been really, really thirsty and experienced that exhilarating refreshment that comes from drinking deeply from fresh, cool water? I love that feeling.
True confession time. Even though I know and love that feeling, I have made a dismal effort to stay well hydrated this week....
Sunday was a "Growth Day"
Sep 09, 2023
Continue Reading...
Sunday was a "growth day." Not a beautiful floral bouquet kind of growth day, but a sweaty in your work clothes with your hands, elbows, and knees covered in mud and exhausted to the bone kind of growth day.
Background...my neuro doc is amazing and one of my favorite guys on the planet. He...
Doing More and Doing Less
Aug 30, 2023
Continue Reading...
I did something this week I've never done before. I went with a friend to a group workout session including rowing machines, weights, and treadmills. It was intense and totally stretched me in where I am with my physical recovery. And I loved it! My body loved it and my brain loved it and my...
Embracing Growth in Gathering
Aug 28, 2023
Continue Reading...
You know how once you decide that you think you want to buy a Jeep, you then see Jeeps everywhere? I feel like that's how this statement has been for me this past week.
"Embracing growth means embracing _________."
That was that was the theme question for our Gathering of Light...
Embracing Growth Means Embracing Mistakes
Aug 24, 2023
Continue Reading...
I learned a new term at physical therapy this week. Error augmentation. It's an approach to therapy supported by brain science research that really is the fancy term for the intuitive belief that we learn from our mistakes. And since we learn from mistakes, we should intentionally increase our...
About Toes and Growth
Aug 21, 2023
Continue Reading...
This morning Mother Nature and I both struggled to get out of bed. The weight of fog and clouds pressed heavily on the horizon, just as my blankets pressed heavily on me, challenging my commitment to the new early morning schedule. I just had to smile and extend self compassion, knowing that...
Plant your dreams
Aug 14, 2023
Continue Reading...
This dandelion may represent weeds or dreams, depending on how you look at it.
What is it your wish today? What are you seeking? You don't have to see these desires or longings with weariness or fear and try and talk yourself out of them. Maybe others don't validate your dreams. They...
Our Cracks Make Us Real
Aug 02, 2023
Continue Reading...
Belonging. A core yearning of the human soul.
In 2008, while researching for my graduate studies, I learned about Self-Determination Theory. Edward Deci and Richard Ryan explain that one of the main reasons why human beings do what they do is because of a desire for a relatedness. This same...
