• Rooted in 2026 - Word of the Year

    The Courage To Stay Rooted

    My theme for the month is “courage,” and October is teaching me the value of quiet courage – the kind that keeps me rooted. The Courage To Stay Rooted I’ve been reflecting on the questions which were the prompts for our Write Bravely group for October. Courage to look within…

  • Rooted in 2026 - Word of the Year

    Connection : A Home Inside Myself

    I am making a home inside myself. A shelterof kindness where everythingis forgiven, everything allowed—a quiet patchof sunlight to stretch out without hurry,where all that has been banishedand buried is welcomed, spoken, listened to—released. – Julia Fehrenbacher My theme for September has been Connection. It seemed such a natural follow…