Thank you for this. I'm always amazed, though I shouldn't be, when I find others who feel and see the world in much the same way as I do. I keep thinking there's no place for me at the table, so to speak, but then I find there's someone with whom I can share my decidedly not neutral thoughts and ideas, perhaps at the kids' table but I always preferred to sit there anyway.
“Time is feeling more and more precious. As I witness people losing so much, I feel the preciousness of time, space, and safety being amplified. I find myself exploring how I really want to spend my time and energy on this earth — what I want my contribution to be — how I want to be”.
I appreciate what you wrote here Lisa. I found for me personally, when I entered my 40’s, it felt like a clock started ticking, a clock I couldn’t unhear or turn off. It was constantly trying to tell me that more years were behind me than in front of me and with the time I have left before me, well I better get busy and do something about it! It made me anxious to be honest.
I do know that every day is a gift and I try to just be in the moment as much as I can. I want the world to be a better place and I just try to do a little something each day to help facilitate that, even if it’s just complementing a stranger on their attire, or helping out at my child’s school. Be the change you want to see, right?
"Give yourself more time than is comfortable to recalibrate, to reevaluate, to sit with where you’re being called to go next." Wow. I love that this has never occurred to me, and as soon as i read it I knew it was what I needed to sit with. Thank you! And for me I'll add more time than is comfortable to reconcile what I've been through.
Your honest writing encourages me to reflect more honestly with myself. Thank you!
This is very moving Lisa. The line that stood out to me is “Trust that arising grief is asking to be felt; that feeling it will reshape it into something more than ache.” I’ve been in a season of reimagining my faith and spirituality (which has included a fair bit of grief) but reading this newsletter and Suleika Jaouad’s Isolation Journals on Sundays is becoming a beloved spiritual practice. (Also, no pressure to keep publishing on Sundays, it’s just felt serendipitous that it’s fallen on that day when I have time to sit with it).
"The desperation to be liked has been sewn into me, maybe into all of us in some ways." So much of what you wrote rings true and offers kind eyes to the parts of me growing and shifting and struggling in the same ways.
The reminders you offer, "Keep paying attention, even when it hurts." and "Stop stifling your joy as if it is a betrayal to your pain." and "Stretch. Sob. Start. Stop. Slow down. Sing" reach out across the internet and connect to what needs to hear that in me.
Nourishing. Your photographs too. In fact, I feel moved to begin learning more about film photography because of your consistently beautiful takes paired with your writing. Lisa, do you have any recommendations of where one may begin that journey? A camera to research? A photographer you admire and learn from? An article about how to capture and develop with film? As always, thank you for being here. Pau
As always, thank you for speaking from your truth, your heart, which in turn always inspires freedom for living in and from this space, to {simply} be.
My God was this such an impeccable read!! So beautifully portrayed!! Every word is something I could resonate with. Thank you for putting this masterpiece out here 🤍
Amen for making the space to really digest what I consume! This is something I’ve been practicing now for a few weeks. To really make the appointment with myself to go over what stuck with me this week. My friend and I share these thoughts on our scheduled zoom call every two weeks. It helps me from speedily going to the next list of what to see and read. It’s exhausting to try to keep up and as Oliver from the Imperfectionist says we won’t. Life isn’t meant to be so fast paced.
So let’s encourage each other to savor and really chew on a tiny bit of wisdom that we read about and then implement in our lives. I for one know that I can be here reading this lovely well written piece and then close the phone and go on. I want to savor this one wild life.
Here’s your quote I love. “My integrity builds every time I show up with my truest values and beliefs in tact instead of with the desire to please leading the way. “ I would add to this another tact. I always need to remember to do this all with tact too.
Thank you for this. I'm always amazed, though I shouldn't be, when I find others who feel and see the world in much the same way as I do. I keep thinking there's no place for me at the table, so to speak, but then I find there's someone with whom I can share my decidedly not neutral thoughts and ideas, perhaps at the kids' table but I always preferred to sit there anyway.
“Time is feeling more and more precious. As I witness people losing so much, I feel the preciousness of time, space, and safety being amplified. I find myself exploring how I really want to spend my time and energy on this earth — what I want my contribution to be — how I want to be”.
I appreciate what you wrote here Lisa. I found for me personally, when I entered my 40’s, it felt like a clock started ticking, a clock I couldn’t unhear or turn off. It was constantly trying to tell me that more years were behind me than in front of me and with the time I have left before me, well I better get busy and do something about it! It made me anxious to be honest.
I do know that every day is a gift and I try to just be in the moment as much as I can. I want the world to be a better place and I just try to do a little something each day to help facilitate that, even if it’s just complementing a stranger on their attire, or helping out at my child’s school. Be the change you want to see, right?
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"Give yourself more time than is comfortable to recalibrate, to reevaluate, to sit with where you’re being called to go next." Wow. I love that this has never occurred to me, and as soon as i read it I knew it was what I needed to sit with. Thank you! And for me I'll add more time than is comfortable to reconcile what I've been through.
Your honest writing encourages me to reflect more honestly with myself. Thank you!
Such a beautiful piece, “stop stifling your joy as if it is a betrayal of your pain” took my breath away. Xo
This is very moving Lisa. The line that stood out to me is “Trust that arising grief is asking to be felt; that feeling it will reshape it into something more than ache.” I’ve been in a season of reimagining my faith and spirituality (which has included a fair bit of grief) but reading this newsletter and Suleika Jaouad’s Isolation Journals on Sundays is becoming a beloved spiritual practice. (Also, no pressure to keep publishing on Sundays, it’s just felt serendipitous that it’s fallen on that day when I have time to sit with it).
"The desperation to be liked has been sewn into me, maybe into all of us in some ways." So much of what you wrote rings true and offers kind eyes to the parts of me growing and shifting and struggling in the same ways.
The reminders you offer, "Keep paying attention, even when it hurts." and "Stop stifling your joy as if it is a betrayal to your pain." and "Stretch. Sob. Start. Stop. Slow down. Sing" reach out across the internet and connect to what needs to hear that in me.
Thank you for being brave enough to share.
Nourishing. Your photographs too. In fact, I feel moved to begin learning more about film photography because of your consistently beautiful takes paired with your writing. Lisa, do you have any recommendations of where one may begin that journey? A camera to research? A photographer you admire and learn from? An article about how to capture and develop with film? As always, thank you for being here. Pau
As always, thank you for speaking from your truth, your heart, which in turn always inspires freedom for living in and from this space, to {simply} be.
My God was this such an impeccable read!! So beautifully portrayed!! Every word is something I could resonate with. Thank you for putting this masterpiece out here 🤍
A perfect Sunday read. Thank you, Lisa. ❤️🔥
This was such a comforting read to go with my morning tea, thank you Lisa.
Thank you for these words, Lisa. I needed this today and I especially needed to re-read “How do I keep going.” ❤️
really grateful for your words. your photos always floor me. The greenhouse looks like a painting.
This was a beautiful read - I resonate so deeply with time feeling more and more precious. And your photos are gorgeous 💚
So relatable and wise, always ♥️
Amen for making the space to really digest what I consume! This is something I’ve been practicing now for a few weeks. To really make the appointment with myself to go over what stuck with me this week. My friend and I share these thoughts on our scheduled zoom call every two weeks. It helps me from speedily going to the next list of what to see and read. It’s exhausting to try to keep up and as Oliver from the Imperfectionist says we won’t. Life isn’t meant to be so fast paced.
So let’s encourage each other to savor and really chew on a tiny bit of wisdom that we read about and then implement in our lives. I for one know that I can be here reading this lovely well written piece and then close the phone and go on. I want to savor this one wild life.
Here’s your quote I love. “My integrity builds every time I show up with my truest values and beliefs in tact instead of with the desire to please leading the way. “ I would add to this another tact. I always need to remember to do this all with tact too.
Love your work Lisa.