Author: Lowi (of Lowi & G)

Life Lesson: Stop, Pause, and Breathe

Some people just have a natural ability to sit with things.  Be calm.  Be rational.  Be patient.  Then there are others who can’t seem to stop themselves.  They explode with emotions on both sides of the fence.  They aren’t particular about whether it’s something exciting or awful.  They just have to get it out. As…

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Thankful Thursday: There is Someone for Everyone

I have been thinking about connection a lot lately.  Not just talking about it or teaching it, but actually what it looks like in everyday life.  I have three daughters.  They are emotional beings who remind me daily of our need for connection.  I don’t need a scientific study to prove to me that we…

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Life Lesson: Doctors and Hair Salons

You know those weeks where you blame it on your job, the weather, the kids, the time change and then you are just like, “whatever planet that is messing with me better move out of retrograde or wherever it’s not supposed to be soon or someone is going to get hurt?”  Yeah, the end of…

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Thankful Thursday: Getting Real

I have been meeting a good friend/co-retreat facilitator/running partner/therapist weekly to plan our upcoming retreat weekend for months.  We began meeting in the fall to discuss ideas and build a curriculum.  We have done this many times over the years and, as is usually the case, we begin to form a rough outline and then we…

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