Sarah P. Jose

March 26, 2024

Outcome Independent

Well, I guess I’m outcome independent now. Not sure how I feel about that. In his book, The Way Out, Alan Gordon promotes the ideal of becoming outcome independent (not emotionally attached to any specific outcome) in our attitude toward our pain.
February 15, 2024

The Body Jacket

Former addicts understand how to celebrate small victories. People in physical rehabilitation understand how a movement so small and natural to some can represent weeks of hard and painful work when recovering from major injuries. Today’s story is about a very small thing that is very big.
February 9, 2024

4. Learning to Feel – Anticipation

Coming to the right side of my drawing, and the final leg of my own yellow brick road, I drew one last emotion.

February 9, 2024

3. Learning to Feel – Pain

Does pain count as an emotion? I feel overwhelmed. I feel love. I feel pain. Yet, while overwhelm bullies its way into my mind, and love rests in my heart, pain very definitely lives in my body.

February 9, 2024

2. Learning to Feel – Love

Observing my hand doodling delicate designs and shading in the waves of overwhelm, the positive, hopeful part of my brain rose in defense: “Wait.

February 9, 2024

1. Learning to Feel – Overwhelm

Many growing teachers and leaders have developed their own leadership timeline. By thoughtfully mapping out our educational and leadership experiences, we can all obtain a deeper understanding of just how much God has woven into us.

January 6, 2024

What this Blog is About

This blog is about moving forward one step at a time, one small decision at a time. Sometimes we hear about our great destiny in God and feel frustrated. Many of us are just trying to get through today..