For the first time in a long time, I’m writing to you from a porch in Tennessee. The past ten days have been a whirlwind visiting here from Scotland — from jetlag to countless hugs to feeling like hours are slipping through my fingers throughout these hot September days. It has been a densely rich time with friends and family, and an overwhelmingly sweet adventure while launching my first book. Cue all the tears, deep breaths, and uncontainable smiles…
And today, as I’m enjoying the sound of cicadas surrounding me, I’d love to share a little something happening later this week…
A few months ago, I had a friend ask if he could introduce me to another friend, specifically to talk about neurodiversity and contemplative practices. And after enthusiastically responding with a yes, it led to a conversation that will be part of a *free* contemplative summit that will happen next week. This topic got me curious about the ways we often feel we should engage with our spirituality, in contrast with the ways we most naturally engage with our spirituality — something we don’t always feel permission or safety to explore.
Not only is this event free while it streams, there are also free replays for 48 hours, so you don’t have to worry about having your schedule perfectly align with the sessions you might be interested in.
And if you’d like to join me, along with dozens of other sessions and topics, you can register here — again, entirely for free!
Now, if you’re wondering what neurodiversity means or what contemplative practices are, I’ll simply say, join me on September 27 for this session: Neurodiverse Spirituality: Contemplation for Every Nervous System. And if these words simply don’t mean anything to you or you’re wondering why this would be worth your time, I’d love to invite you to be curious with me about learning something new, which in this scenario has to do with the ways our brains and bodies are wired, and how this might impact the ways we engage with our spirituality — especially the ways we feel we *should* interact with our spirituality, in contrast with the ways that our brains and bodies most naturally connect with our spirituality. And I don’t know about you, but those are often two different things, and so many things can stand in the way of exploring these curiosities…
I’d love to have you join me for all the depths of curiosity in this conversation. Please feel free to reach out with any questions/curiosities or snag your free spot here. On the registration link, you’ll find all the info about other sessions and speakers as well.
And now, back to my time on the porch… I have so many more thoughts I’d love to share with you, but before then, I want to practice what I preach and enjoy some sweet stillness before I go inside to bake pumpkin muffins with my mom as we savor the last couple days of my visit :)
Can you find me? :)