Well, believe it or not, for one of the few times in my life I am out of words. My visit to Palmyra was something I never expected and an experience like no other. I am awed and humbled and so, so, SO grateful that I fell arse-first into a job that allows me to … Continue reading Notes on Week 2 of my digital declutter
I went to a nonprofit training the other day, and in the course of talking about how to define the "why" of your organization, the speaker talked about the limbic area of the brain. You know my ears perked right up. (THE HUMAN BRAIN IS AWESOME.) The limbic system is the seat of our emotions, … Continue reading Emotions need us to provide the words
In order to stay honest and accountable, I have decided to make a blog series of my notes and thoughts on each of the chapters in The Oxford Handbook of Philosophical Theology. I want to use this space as a place to work out my questions, my agreements, my dissatisfactions, my counterpoints, and my realizations. … Continue reading OHPT: Thoughts on Chapter 1
I AM NOT GOOD AT THIS. Well, I'm good at eliminating specific distractions, but I'm v. v. bad at not giving into the urge for a distraction and can be v. v. creative in how I justify the giving in. I spent waaaaay too much time, specific time I should have been focused on other … Continue reading Notes on Week 1 of my digital declutter (AND PALMYRA)
A friend recently posted on Instagram a list of her favorite books from 2019. (Or, as she so awesomely put it, "the books I couldn't shut up about.") While several new-to-me titles intrigued me, there was one I went out and purchased right away: Cal Newport's Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy … Continue reading Digital decluttering
I love fresh starts. New years, new months, new opportunities. Newness gets my engine revved, gets me all sorts of energized. New intense workout program? Gimme. New idea? Let me read 10 books on it. New friend? LET ME OVERWHELM YOU WITH MY ENTHUSIASTIC INVITATIONS AND OVERSHARING. While I'm not one to expect a lot … Continue reading My 2020 goals
It's that time of year where we start thinking about the ways we can make our lives better (aka, time for RESOLUTION EXTRAVAGANZA). Sadly, many of our resolutions come out of a process that includes a whopping dose of envy. We see someone enjoying something good (whether a trait or an object) and we think, … Continue reading Envy: the fuel of resolutions (but it's not always a bad thing!)
I was chafing a bit the other day over the realization that in order to be most effective at my job, I need to talk about giving and gifts in the simplest way possible. I've learned so much about the complexities of ways to donate, of why people donate, of the great scientific work being … Continue reading Your Brain on Philanthropy: Cognitive Ease
Inspired by one of my friends on Instagram who is listing 101 things she's grateful for during the month of November, I've spent the past week doing the same. I have no number goal in mind; I just try to post around 5 things a day and look forward to seeing how it influences my … Continue reading Thoughts on gratitude
Workin' on them boulder shoulders! Goodness, it's been a hot minute since I've lifted weights. I've been doing Insanity 4-5 times a week and running 9 miles every Sunday, so I'm moving and challenging my body, but now that I'm no longer working on campus it's hard to get to the Rec Center consistently. I've … Continue reading In-Between Thoughts 11/20/19 — New reading and rereading
