by JAC | Dec 30, 2020 | Publications, Transformation, Writing
So proud to share this one. My beautiful daughter wrote an amazing letter, and they published it in The NY Times today. What would you write to your future self so you don’t forget the lessons you’ve learned in this liminal space? Here’s what she had...
![What My Tween’s ‘Mid-Childhood Crisis’ Taught Me About Mid-Life [Scary Mommy]](https://i0.wp.com/studiesinhope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_0807.jpg?resize=1080%2C675&ssl=1)
by JAC | May 3, 2019 | Diary, Seasons, Transformation
At midday the descent begins, determining a reversal of all the values and all the ideals of the morning. C.G. Jung My daughter and only child, I realize one day, is in the middle of her time with me. In another nine years she will be in college....
by JAC | Apr 25, 2019 | Diary, Poems, Seasons, Transformation, Uncategorized
“Anxiety turns us toward courage, because the other alternative is despair.” Paul Tillich I’ve claimed “seasonal affective disorder” for years, and that may be so, but I’m starting to realize it’s not only summer to fall that...
by JAC | Mar 26, 2019 | Simplicity, Transformation, Uncategorized
“God has promised forgiveness to your repentance, but He has not promised tomorrow to your procrastination.” ― St. Augustine of Hippo Along with the decluttering reading and course I embarked upon earlier this year, and in part to understand the root of the...
by JAC | Feb 28, 2019 | Lent, Mindfulness, Simplicity, Transformation, Uncategorized
I keep thinking about writing here, and then for some reason I don’t. There is just such an overwhelming amount of words and thoughts out in the world and at our fingertips; I hesitate to add to it just for the sake of saying something or building a...
by JAC | May 8, 2018 | Love and Loss, Transformation
“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” Anais Nin Yesterday I was reading an excerpt from a new book by an old pastor of mine. He played an important role in both my life and Dan’s. He baptized...
