Joy
Seasons of Transition: Pruning in the Garden of College
By Guest Writer Catherine Carter To the high school graduate entering the vast, diverse garden of college: Welcome! Most of us are just following wherever the wind seems to take us. Transition is about adaptation, and adaptation is specifically individual to you. It is not always easy, but it is always worth it. My main advice to you is this:… continue
Notes of Encouragement: Joy
That we’ve come to God through tragedy, not by doing things right but invariably by doing things wrong, is a gift. We’ve learned so much more by our mistakes than we ever have by our successes… Dissolution is the only thing that allows the soul to go to a deeper place. –Richard Rohr, The Divine Dance The legal dissolution of… continue
Practice Joy
Kintsugi is the Japanese art of fixing broken pottery with gold, silver, or platinum lacquer. Rather than replace the pottery or hide the cracks, the object’s brokenness is incorporated into the new piece, at once honoring the history of the object and highlighting the importance of the cracks in the object’s restoration. Arguably, the object is made more beautiful for… continue