by Nancy L Seibel | Oct 4, 2018 | Hope, Self-Care, Well-being
Injuries are being made visible these days, and it’s having a powerful impact on us individually and on our society. I’m wondering you have been affected by the Kavanaugh hearings and surrounding events. For me there’s been such a powerful mix of emotions – and...
by Nancy L Seibel | Aug 9, 2018 | Hope, Self-Care, Well-being, Writing
It happened again: an angry exchange between my husband and me that followed a typical pattern. It was, as such conflicts often are, well out of proportion to the triggering event. You would be right to say I started it. You also would be right to say he started it....
by Nancy L Seibel | Mar 21, 2018 | Change, Hope, Well-being
I’ve learned, not once but many times, that life seldom unfolds along a straight, predictable path. Unexpected detours along the way are the norm, not the exception. These detours, though they’re often unwelcome, can lead us to find new routes.These might...
by Nancy L Seibel | Jan 6, 2018 | Hope, Quest
What Does it Mean to Belong? Belonging means survival. I’m reminded of this as I try to imagine how I’d survive this spell of extreme cold without other humans; people who build homes and create systems to heat them; people who fix burst water mains and salt our icy...
by Nancy L Seibel | Dec 30, 2017 | Department of Hope, Hope, Nonprofits Blog, Quest
Signs of Hope 2017 It might seem that turbulent times and times of hope cannot co-exist. At times that may be true. And yet, they can take place in tandem. Change and turbulence are always present, some eras seem to be more turbulent than others. Hope for a better...
