A Season of the Soul

Is it autumn or fall? Whatever you call this apple picking, pumpkin carving, cider drinking time of year that we are in, let’s not forget that it is also a season of the soul — a time to reflect, ponder and celebrate life’s uncertainties.

Friedrich Nietzsche once wrote, “Notice that autumn is more the season of the soul than of nature.” I couldn’t agree more.

With the leaves falling and the garden breathing its last breath before a time of slumbering, I, too, find myself reaching deep into my soul, eager to hear what my life is saying in the uncertainties that are on my path. I have decided this time around, though, to celebrate those uncertainties.

Yes, celebrate uncertainties, for I do believe they are God’s way of inviting us to really listen and not be afraid of our authentic selves.

And so, pull up a chair here in my 18th-century Vermont home, and bring a friend as there is always room for more. Share with me what you like about this season, and how you face life’s uncertainties. Click below to start our time together. (And, as promised, here’s the link to the song I reference by Nichole Nordeman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbIv–NSe5c)

Blessings!

Learning to Unlearn

School is in session and I invite you to learn with me this year how to unlearn. You read that correctly. I am going to concentrate more this year on unlearning things that I once thought were right and question all those assumptions and expectations that just might be holding me back in life.

Richard Rohr, a Franciscan monk and author, once wrote that “transformation is more about unlearning than learning.” I am starting to see how true that is.

Join me as I explain more — and explore one of Vermont’s oldest one-room schoolhouses.

Click the video below, and let me know: What is it that you have to unlearn this year?

Labor Day Thoughts on Work/Life Balance

Summer is winding down and already my schedule for September is filling up. I realize I need to have a healthier work/life balance, but I am failing at it. My first step in better boundaries is realizing who I really labor for…God, not man…and that is where my sense of worth will come from. And so, welcome to Old Stone Well Farm on this Labor Day weekend. Pull up a chair and let’s spend time together. I would love to know how you find balance in your life! And, as always, I can’t thank you enough for stopping by…and liking, commenting, sharing and, if you haven’t already, hop over to YouTube and subscribe @oldstonewellfarm. (Finally, apologies for not being 100% in this video. I have been struggling with a wicked sinus infection all week. Slowly getting back on my feet!) Blessings!