Our new website is days away from being live – so exciting! As we prepared to migrate videos to the site, I looked at all the panels that we have captured (knowing that we didn’t even get footage of them all). We wanted to elevate the voices of those who found themselves a minority –…
Take a deep breath – it is finally here. Breathe in and exhale. Wrap your arms around your body and feel your shoulders rise up to your ears and then drop again with each deep breath. You are here. And you are enough. Breathe in and exhale. Squeeze a little tighter. And give yourself a…
Let’s begin by paying attention to our breath. Isn’t it amazing that our lungs just know what to do? We don’t have to think about breathing – it actually takes conscious effort to stop breathing. What a relief. What a gift of rest to know that whether we’re aware or not, our breath will continue,…
We are on the cusp of entering a new decade and perhaps you, like me are wondering just where the last ten years have gone. I took some time to go back into the archives of the blog to refresh my memory of just how much Generous Space has evolved in the last decade. In…
Take a deep breath in and exhale. What is the thing you hate most about the Christmas season? Is it a memory? An over-played song? The fake happiness oozing from over-commercialization? The stab of a broken relationship? Rejection or isolation? What do you feel in your body as you think about this? What emotion rises…
Take a moment to center yourself. What do you hear around you? Note: If you are deaf, or as an alternative, I would invite you to focus on the sensations you are feeling instead of what you are hearing. Is it quiet/calm? The noises/sensations that you hear/feel – are they comforting? Jarring? Familiar? Unfamiliar? Can…
Mindfulness moments have become an important part of our Generous Space retreat experiences. Though brief, these moments remind us to be present, to practice contemplation in a simple way, and to have opportunity to center ourselves again. This year, each Advent reflection will begin with such a moment of pause. We invite you to engage…
I was thrilled to receive an advanced reading copy of Matthias Roberts’ new book, “Beyond Shame: Creating a Healthy Sex Life on Your Own Terms.” In the Generous Space community, I’ve been working on developing a centered set approach to sexual ethics that is energized by a vision of flourishing. This approach to sexual ethics…
Ever since the beginning of the Generous Space community, about seven years ago, we’ve been seeking to continue to enlarge the circle. From the start, the idea of loving across difference and our impoverishment if any voices were missing were central to our posture and way of engaging each other. We wanted our community to…
Growing up, I didn’t particularly like my name. I didn’t know many other Wendy-s, and none of the kids in my school shared my name. That made me feel sort of weird and old-fashioned and out-of-place. I wish I’d had the self-confidence to relish being unique, but alas, a lot of my childhood was spent…