ChristyJan 93 minWelcome, 2022Near the end of 2021, I found myself in the throes of a very unsettled energy. I wasn’t crying uncontrollably and struggling to get out...
ChristyOct 31, 20213 minImpermanenceSomewhere, someone was possibly losing their chance to plant their fruit trees or raise goats. To host retreats to empower women. To hug...
ChristyMar 7, 20212 min Coming Out of HibernationI know myself well enough now to recognize my own energetic seasons too. A gift of the awareness that came...
ChristyFeb 28, 20213 minI Care a LotLast weekend, my husband and I watched a movie that turned my stomach. For most people, it was probably just two hours of entertainment....
ChristyJan 10, 20214 minAn Eternal Thank YouIt has been a tough thing to wrestle with for a lot of reasons, not the least of which is the inability to hug him and his wife...
ChristyNov 15, 20203 minWorld Kindness DayIt will fall on a Saturday next year and I will be equally ecstatic, even though in my mind, every day should be kindness day...
ChristyNov 8, 20203 minThe ROI on KindnessI’m so much more accepting of low return activities these days. Gone are the days where everything I did only served to get me ahead in life
ChristyNov 1, 20204 minThe Extra MileMy clients weren't just going to get some rinky-dink ears, they were getting the whole enchilada!
ChristyOct 25, 20203 minArmy of KindnessI’m not naive enough to think that there will be an end to “good vs evil”, but I am committed to changing the tide.
ChristyOct 18, 20201 minA Poem for HealingI send out healing, like a beacon of joy to all those in its path...
ChristyOct 5, 20203 minAll AloneI hold my role of volunteer in high regard. I am far more than a delivery person, I am a welfare check.
ChristySep 20, 20202 minThings I Take for GrantedI know from my own experience, however, that asking anyone to let go of their default coping mechanism is actually the tallest of orders.
ChristySep 13, 20203 minMore Than Meets the EyeI don’t regret any activities I was involved in through the years; I only regret that I pursued most of them in the interest of self-worth.
ChristySep 6, 20203 minSelf-Respect and MagicI had a real 'ah-ha' moment during my weekly Meals on Wheels volunteer route this week. I was listening to Elizabeth Gilbert’s “Big Magic”..
ChristyAug 24, 20203 minBrave FacesIt doesn’t mean I don’t miss hugging as a form of greeting. It doesn’t mean I don’t miss lunch dates for long overdue catch-up sessions...
ChristyAug 9, 20203 minPoint of OriginThis past week marked my two year anniversary volunteering for Meals on Wheels. I was reminded through social media...
ChristyAug 2, 20203 minLife Unpluggedit was only by peering at images on a screen that I could take myself back to my last Carlsbad sunset or my walk along the Atlantic...
ChristyJul 26, 20204 minDefining HonorMy intention for this week was HONOR, and it showed up in ways I never expected.
ChristyJul 5, 20203 minExistential CrisisArmed with a self-centered brain and a delicate heart, my attempts to orchestrate everything in my world to fit my own needs often failed...