It’s been a hellova year. A hell of a year. And here we are now again with Covid spiking at higher numbers than the initial rush in the spring, and higher than wave two during the summer. In Washington State we’re locking down again, including no gathering in homes with anyone who you do notContinue reading “Spiritual Care and the Virus”
Author Archives: Kari Kopnick
When Illness Comes
May I be whole and well in mind, heart and body. In soul and spirit. In thoughts and actions. May my loved ones be whole and well in mind, heart and body. In soul and spirit. In thoughts and actions. May all people be whole and well in mind, heart and body. In soul andContinue reading “When Illness Comes”
And now….
You know yourself. You can believe your instincts. Your gut is wicked smart. You got this.
When Sarah was Really, Really Sad
In Sarah’s family they had a special way of helping when somebody was sad… “Do you want me to try to cheer you up? Or do you want to talk about what is making you sad? Or do you just want me to keep you company?”
Sleepless Night? Or Dancing with the Divine?
I have always believed that I am terrible at keeping a spiritual practice. Isn’t keeping a spiritual practice sitting on a meditation cushion for the same amount of time every day over and over again? Aren’t you supposed to become enlightened and ethereal. I mean, I always thought maybe your skin starts to glow andContinue reading “Sleepless Night? Or Dancing with the Divine?”
A Good Fierce OK
They said you were wrong. They don’t remember doing the thing that hurt you. They wrote the thing, signed the letter, spoke the harmful words. You are smashed, ripped open, raw. I promise, precious one, you are going to be OK. It’s going to be good, again. No winning, no losing. But a good fierce OK. Continue reading “A Good Fierce OK”
So We May Begin
Originally published on Chalice Spark, 10/13/16 One page, One day. Move on. Today is cooler and my chair is a little wet from the dew. The prayer flags flow gently back and forth. I sit alone, here, but my ancestors are before me. My sister women around me. My animal friends padding around, sniffing andContinue reading “So We May Begin”
The To-Do List
This morning in my effort to avoid being productive, I circled through my touchstones of life guides on social media. Ann Lamott, Elizabeth Gilbert, I can’t do the Love Warrior anymore but I have found a fresh voice in Elissa Altman. This morning she wrote something just to me and closed with “you are worthyContinue reading “The To-Do List”
“Yep, thanks, we’re together.”
“Um, will this be together?” This happens to us all the time. Every week. Sometimes more than once a day. Even living just outside of both LA and Seattle hasn’t prevented the head tilt, quick evaluation by baristas, bartenders, servers and doctors. At the coffee shop, grocery store, bar, doctor’s office; people are always askingContinue reading ““Yep, thanks, we’re together.””
A Few True Things: Depression
I know. Another voice reacting to the ringing bell of depression and death by suicide. Who needs it? I don’t know. Maybe someone. Maybe you. Maybe me? I live with depression. I know you might, or maybe you know someone who does. It’s a real thing. I am not always depressed, but I always knowContinue reading “A Few True Things: Depression”
