by Renée Silvus
Whenever there’s a crisis, I head toward the kitchen. When Nicole died, I dug out the rolling pin and made chicken noodle soup for her family. When we lost Jeff, I went to his kitchen to make lasagna so no one would have to return a casserole dish. Lately, I’m finding...
by Renée Silvus
Being truthful, satya Mitigating harm, ahimsa I spoke with L this week, a client who runs a research lab in Minneapolis. Her team is afraid to travel to work. L is Brazilian, young, and super cool, so students are coming her for guidance and stability. She doesn’t...
by Renée Silvus
There’s a story about St. Teresa of Avila losing her traveling supplies in a raging river. When she went to calm down and pray, God revealed it was to show his love and friendship. She retorted, “No wonder then you don’t have many friends.” I love this story for a...
by Renée Silvus
Traveling for a month visiting friends and cities, I’ve been feeling the disciplines and ethics of Yoga bumping each other around. Like these turtles in the Munich Botanical Gardens~ stay on the log and rest, or paddle my curious self around to explore. Get out of the...
by Renée Silvus
How has the world been giving you this lately? “I wish I could…I wish I had more…I wish they would…” This mindset can easily throw us out of balance. I have a month of travel reservations coming up. It’s taken a year of planning to acquire lodging, tickets, plans with...
by Renée Silvus
I just learned about the concept of Literary Citizenship. It was featured in a webinar for aspiring authors-to-be-published-hopefully, like me. This is about supporting anything related to writing or literature. Attending library events, responding to social media...