• Steps

    Getting Untangled: What My Dog Teaches About Grace

    Glimpse Ahead:  Sometimes the most profound teachers walk on four legs. In this reflection, I explore what my dog Dahlia has taught me about getting unstuck when life’s leash gets wrapped around our legs. Her graceful approach to untangling offers insights about patience, movement, and the soul’s response to being caught.

    Dancing Out of the Tangle

    I’m hiking a trail with Jaxyn and Dahlia, my two Springerdoodles, tethered together on their dual leash system. Inevitably, as we navigate roots and rocks and the occasional interesting smell that demands investigation, the leash finds creative ways to wrap itself around legs, under bellies, and through the spaces between eager paws.…

  • Becoming

    Becoming and Being: The Motion Within the Moment

    Glimpse Ahead: Becoming isn’t just a steady march toward something new. Being and becoming move together, not as separate states, but in partnership. Each shapes the other along the path. Becoming reveals itself in presence, in what we notice and in each small choice. Being and becoming mirror the dance between where we are and who is already emerging. Even small shifts carry us closer to the self unfolding within.

    Trailhead Invitation

    I headed out inviting thoughts about being and becoming. My first goal was simply to appreciate being out in nature.…