In this scorching disconnect of the now and not yet, I will use the seasons as a guide. The brown, crunchy grass eventually starts to pop up green with new life, having died and been reborn.

Listening to your body doesn’t mean being controlled by it.

Healed people heal people. Regulated nervous systems can hold vision. A connected body can sustain the long, uneven rhythm of building a better world for our children, and for theirs.

Trust is lost, and rebuilt, over time, over and over again. It’s not in the grand gestures, but in a thousand small choices.

What do you mean “listen to my body????” While our bodies do not speak with words (most of the time), they are constantly communicating with us. Like in any healthy relationship, we must slow down, tune in, listen, and be in conversation with our bodies every day.

“The body never seems to stop sending its messages” — this is a gift from our bodies that gives us permission to listen when we’re ready.