IS QUIET QUITTING REAL?

Maybe it is the catchy alliteration of the term “quiet quitting,” but this idea has gotten atremendous amount of press over the last several months. While this may be a newterm, it is certainly not a new reality and in fact, it feels more like the adage ofeverything old is new again. You would have … Read more

IS THERE HOPE FOR MARRIAGE?

One of the silver lining of covid is our forced reimagining of work. Today’s article encourages us to continue rethinking holistically how and why we work. The circumstances of covid may allow us to consider these questions more honestly because we are fettered by the traditional vision of work. There is certainly an emphasis on … Read more

THE MERITS OF MIND WANDERING

Have you ever thought about what magical power you would like to have if that was possible? One of the magical powers I have dreamed about is being able to freeze the world, while I either go on working or take a nap without getting farther behind. I realize there are more noble magical powers … Read more

THE POWER OF INTENTIONAL COMMUNITY

“And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” –Hebrews 10:24-25 As a creative, I have an endless capacity for relating with others … Read more

NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS

HAPPY, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! WOOHOO 2023 here we come. This is where if this was a video fireworks would be going off and cascading down, while the popping of champagne corks and the clinking of crystal flutes could be heard in the background. I am all for celebrating benchmarks, but emotionally I am not sure … Read more

Nuance S1E6: FINDING YOUR VOICE AT WORK

We all have things that we regret in life. The ones that haunt me usually relate to remaining silent. These sting because there has been definitive proof on the backside that my voice would have mattered…uggghhhh. I hate this feeling. Have you ever not spoken up, and in hindsight wished you had? In this final … Read more

Nuance S1E4: EMOTIONS AND PRINCIPLES

Today our podcast, Nuance, is taking a different approach by hearing from mental health counselor, Andy Blanchard. Are you an emotionally healthy worker? How does your emotional state help or hinder your witness for Christ? Episode 4 drops today and highlights the value of our interior life. Part of nurturing our interior life is to … Read more