I’m beginning to think that part of the process of maturing happens simply because we run out of energy for all the ways we’ve worked so hard to keep it together.

Trans people are worth protecting. Not because we are amazing people (although we are) or because we offer a great deal to society (although we do) or because we are fine as hell (we are). We are worth protecting because we are HUMAN BEINGS, and it’s amazing how often that simple fact is forgotten.

What are some of your favorite poems? I need a little refresh (for myself and for readings to share with the people I work with).

“Periods of struggle move us to new levels of integration, and then we have to translate our relationships to God, ourselves, and other people into this new perspective.” —Invitation to Love by Thomas Keating

What’s everyone reading this weekend? I’m reading: Eloquent Rage by Brittney Cooper (Audiobook) Queering Contemplation by Cassidy Hall Invitation to Love by Thomas Keating

I’m beginning to wonder if what I have always called being an introvert is actually fatigue from masking. What’s one way you knew/discovered you are neurodivergent?

Sometimes it feels like you ought to be able to tip your therapist.

You don’t have to worship where you’re not wanted.

The only time immortality seems remotely appealing is when I think of all the books I could read. What’s in your currently reading/just finished/next up stack? Just finished: The Tears of Things -Richard Rohr

In today’s No-Stress (Low-Stress?) Nature News, a green heron fusses at and startles a duckling while the sibling looks on, and the mother duck is a little flustered. Are you the heron, the duckling, the sibling, or the mother duck today?

“Felt reality is invariably wept reality, and wept reality is soon compassion and kindness.“ —The Tears of Things by Richard Rohr

Good morning! Currently sustained by books, naps, and beauty. How about you?

What’s everyone reading this weekend? Just finished: Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza by Peter Beinart Currently reading: -The Tears of Things by Richard Rohr -Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams -The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer

I just finished a book that had been on my Goodreads TBR list for 5.5 years🙌🏻🎉

I’m proud to be a newly Accredited Professional with the International Enneagram Association! I believe with my whole heart that we must tend to our inner work in order to show up in the world as our most compassionate, wise, & discerning selves, & the Enneagram is a powerful tool to help us do so.

Bibliophile confessions: Sometimes I argue with authors in the margins of the (nonfiction) books I read.

There’s nothing quite like a car full of 9 year olds singing, “Working 9 to 5”😂

You don’t have to worship where you’re not wanted.

“Society’s attraction to so-called cults…tends to thrive during periods of broader existential questioning. Most alternative religious leaders come to power not to exploit their followers, but instead to guide them through social and political turbulence.” —Cultish by Amanda Montell

16 years ago today Congress raised the minimum wage to $7.25. And as corporate profits have skyrocketed, executive pay has exploded, & the cost of living has soared—the min wage is still $7.25. Here are 6 truths everyone should know about our corrupt wage system. www.qasimrashid.com/p/the-crimin...

I don’t think anything has made me happier recently than the taste of this tomato from our garden. It brought me right back to my great aunt’s dinner table!

What are y’all reading this weekend? I’m reading: •The Enneagram &Prayer -Barbara Metz •A People’s History of the U.S. - Howard Zinn •I See You’ve Called in Dead -John Kenney •Invitation to Love -Thomas Keating Next: •Hood Wellness -Tamela Gordon •Queering Contemplation -Cassidy Hall

2 ?s I’ve been holding lately… How can I live life so I won’t look back & regret I didn’t do more w/ others to address the atrocities during this time? How can I live life so that I won’t look back &feel sad I was so immersed in the pain of the world, I didn’t appreciate this beautiful, brief life?

Homelessness is solved by housing — not handcuffs.

“Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses but the soul.” —The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

My heart has been so heavy for all of the grieving families here inTexas. When words fail me, I often turn to picture books. Children’s books about grief: •Always Remember - Cece Meng & Jago •When Sadness is at Your Door -Eva Eland •The Invisible String - Patrice Karst & Joanne Lew-Vriefthoff

Five things to remember about war:

In hearing about the US bombing Iran it’s ok if you feel anxiety, rage, grief, fear, confusion, overwhelmed, sad, and even unsure. You get to feel whatever comes up for you about war and violence being done in your name against your will.

“Centering prayer is a preparation for action; in particular, action that emerges from the inspiration of the Spirit in the silencing of our own agitation, desires, and hang-ups.” —Open Heart, Open Mind by Thomas Keating

In today’s no-stress nature news, we have tomatoes, yellow squash, and jalapeños in our first veggie garden! The baby jalapeños are so cute.

THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST DAYS OF MY LIFE 🥹 Presenting the book cover of “I’m So Happy You’re Here: A Celebration of Library Joy,” written by myself and illustrated by my friend Lorraine Nam. Published by Random House Children’s Books 🐧💚 Preorder at bit.ly/ISHYH-Reveal 📖✨

I love our Buy Nothing group! My teen and I cleaned out books my kids have outgrown and we found a teacher who can use them in her classroom library. We filled 3 boxes of books, which is good because the new ones keep rolling in somehow 😆

My teen came in to tell me good night & she she squeezed my hand, her eyes wide with excitement as she said in a sing-song voice, “Tomorrow is book clean out daaaaay!” [She wants to clean out old books to make room for more recent purchases.] I said, “You’ve been waiting for this for years,

What was the last book you couldn’t put down? For me- Fiction: Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell Nonfiction: The Many Lives of Mama Love by Lara Love Harden

In today’s no-stress nature news, the canna lilies are blooming:

In today’s no-stress nature news, the goslings are growing!

Wishing you the ease depicted by our beloved Izzy when she’s sunbathing as you head into the weekend.

mallard in the middle: depression in the group chat Read the full poem here: lindsayoconnor.com/2025/05/30/m...

I’m beginning to think the praise of a woman’s selflessness is the affirmation that she does not deserve to have a self, that her purpose is to d i s a p p e a r in service of all the selves that get to be. When the fire of a woman’s self is deprived of oxygen, 1/2

“The chief thing that separates us from God is the thought that we are separated from Him.” —Thomas Keating, Open Mind, Open Heart

Social media moves faster than the pace of my poetry-crafting. I will keep writing roughly at the pace of a deep cleansing breath to steady myself as the world rushes by.

“Nostalgia is a well-intentioned wound.” —“Here Nor There” by Clint Smith, Above Ground

Izzy hopes you can take a little breather this weekend and remember that you are loved, right now, just as you are.💗

Grief is longing to go back to before you had to know what you now know, feel what you now feel, before the thing that has happened had happened.

In today’s no-stress news, I got to see this beautiful new heron who appears to be young/not yet full-grown. I always wonder how they stay so clean amidst the mud and creek water!

“Do not obey in advance. Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given.” —On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder Review is up for this must-read! www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

When I really want get a truly helpful idea of whether a book is worth buying/borrowing/reading (for me), I go straight to the 3 star reviews.

A mom friend said in the group chat, “I am so proud of all of us” and it was such a nice thing to hear in Maycember!

It was so fun hearing from my friend @aaronmanes.bsky.social about somatic Enneagram work. If you’re interested in experiencing the wisdom of the Enneagram in a more embodied way, this episode is for you! open.substack.com/pub/lindsayl...

"Behold the One beholding you, and smiling.” —Anthony de Mello