Four things I noticed when I slowed down: Blooming hosta and flower, cool spiky tree seed pod and moss with dew drops Why are we really here?I know… big question for a Sunday. But really...why are you here, on this earth? And I’m not talking about your job, your purpose, or the roles you carry: parent, partner, teammate, leader, caretaker, achiever. I’m talking about something more basic. More human. When you really stop to think about it....We’re here to live.To fully experience this one...
12 days ago • 2 min read
Your Weekly Invitation to Slow Down... Pause for 30 seconds, take a deep breath, and ask yourself:How often do you see what you expect - rather than what’s actually there? What if slowing down allowed you to notice what you’ve been missing? Take this gentle pause with you if time is short, or settle in softly and explore with me...I'd love your company 🧚🏻 Have you ever fallen for an April Fool's joke? We used to play them on my mom all the time, and she fell for them... A LOT! Okay, I'll...
26 days ago • 2 min read
Your Weekly Invitation to Slow Down... Pause for 30 seconds, take a deep breath, and ask yourself:How do I know when it’s time to step back?What does unplugging look like for me? Take this gentle pause with you if time is short, or settle in softly and explore with me...I'd love your company 🧚🏻 When this newsletter lands in your inbox, I'll be at my favorite trail by the river. (the one pictured above!) I took this weekend to unplug because, honestly, my mind was buzzing with all the...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Little moments in nature I stumbled upon by chance - just by being present Tomorrow is St. Patrick’s Day, and it got me thinking about luck. We tend to think of luck as something random - a chance encounter, an unexpected win, a perfect moment that just happens. Merriam-Webster defines lucky as “producing or resulting in good by chance.” But do things really happen by chance, or is good fortune all around us and we just need to be open to it? Think about it. When do you get some of your best...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
A sneak peek at my weekend This past weekend, I traded screens for snowshoes and stepped into the quiet of the forest. No notifications, no emails, no social media. Just the crunch of snow beneath my feet and the stillness of winter all around. I noticed the quiet all around me... a silence so profound it seemed like I was the only person out there. And yet, I didn’t feel alone. In that moment of disconnection from technology, I felt more deeply connected to everything else. It was a simple...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Your Weekly Invitation to Slow Down... Pause for 30 seconds, take a deep breath, and ask yourself:When self-doubt whispers, how do I respond? How might I use stillness to help me find my way back to myself? Take this gentle pause with you if time is short, or settle in softly and explore with me...I'd love your company 🧚🏻 Hey Reader, You know that feeling when you’re in a room full of thoughtful, insightful people, and suddenly, you start shrinking? (That's not just me, right?) That happened...
2 months ago • 3 min read
Sunrise at the Outer Banks, NC last week. There’s something about a sunrise. The quiet stillness before the world fully wakes, the shifting colors painting the sky, the feeling of endless possibility in the air. Sunrises are one of the moments I feel truly alive. When everything stops, and I’m just there - breathing it in, feeling the air on my skin, watching the sky shift and shimmer. It’s a moment of awe, connection, and deep presence. I call these Soul Play moments. They’re the moments...
2 months ago • 2 min read
📸 Mary Gardella Take 30 seconds to pause: Take a deep breath and ask yourself...Am I only focused on what I'm doing or am I also paying attention to how I’m living? Now exhale slowly and let's explore this together. As I sit here, watching the sun set over the trees in my backyard, writing this letter to you, I realize I don’t have anything to write. Okay, that’s not quite right. I have words. But what I really have are questions. Ones that have been rolling around in my mind as I’ve been...
3 months ago • 3 min read
Take 30 seconds to pause: Your invitation to slow downTake a deep breath and ask yourself... What if rest was your greatest source of power? Now exhale slowly and let's explore this together. Hey there, It’s full-on winter here in the Northeast US. Bitter cold temps and recent snows leave no doubt - winter isn't coming...it has arrived. This is the time when Mother Nature slows down, tucks herself in under a blanket of snow, and rests. But what about us? When was the last time you truly...
3 months ago • 3 min read