by Jesua | Feb 25, 2021 | Featured Read, Blog, Featured 2
“Forgiveness is not always easy. At times, it feels more painful than the wound we suffered, to forgive the one that inflicted it. And yet, there is no peace without forgiveness.” —Marianne Williamson Forgiveness is a fearless teacher. It came to me in one of my...
by Jesua | Feb 17, 2021 | Blog, Featured 2, Featured Read
This morning, as I awakened alone inside the quiet warmth of my bed, I found myself contemplating the habitual way we brace ourselves against loss. I was considering a dear friend of mine, who is facing a particularly grueling passage of loss, inside a lifetime full...
by Jesua | Feb 3, 2021 | Featured Read, Blog, Featured 2
My muse recently returned to me, after an excruciatingly long hiatus. For many, many months I could barely write a word. I felt zero inspiration, no assignments from God, a complete lack of any creative connection between my heart, mind and voice. I could still feel a...
by Jesua | Mar 24, 2020 | Blog, Featured 2
The summer I was nineteen, I had a close encounter with death. I was entering my junior year at Sarah Lawrence College in New York, and had decided to spend my summer in the remote coastal village of Mendocino, California. My tiny, rustic studio cottage was only a...
by Jesua | Feb 27, 2020 | Blog, Featured 2, Featured Read
A dear Sister asked me recently where I currently, personally stand as a single woman in my forties on the topic of welcoming relational union into my life. I thought it could be fun and useful to share my thoughts here. I absolutely love conscious partnership and...
by Jesua | Nov 21, 2019 | Blog, Featured 2
Sometimes when I see mothers with young children—shopping in the grocery store, or waiting in line at the taqueria, or just walking down the sidewalk—my heart swells with so much appreciation and empathy it often brings tears to my eyes. Especially when there’s one...
