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> > Soulful Saturday 4.0 - Week #50: irregular

I was in a hurry the other day, running a little behind for an appointment. I had a bit of coffee left in my irregularly shaped cup, one that I knew wouldn’t fit in my cupholder. But I didn’t want to transfer it because… well, I’m not trying to clean more dishes than absolutely necessary.

Here I am — driving to this appointment, attempting to eat a post-workout protein bar, balancing this irregularly shaped coffee cup in the cupholder. I thought to myself what a mess it would be if it would spill, but the cup was less than half full and my protein bar was almost gone. So as I come down the hill, I see a police car on the side of the road. I instinctively hit the brakes and the coffee spills directly into the cupholder, holding still a few sips because I clearly needed the coffee post-spill.

And all I could think about is how often we force something, even though we know it doesn’t fit. We still rush, even though we know we should enjoy the journey. We still doubt ourselves, even if we are going the speed limit. We still worry about cleaning up the mess, even if it lands conveniently in a contained space.

Today, I took another irregularly shaped cup in my car, knowing it wouldn’t fit in the cupholder but trusting myself a little more. No force, no rush, no doubt, no worry.

> > Soulful Saturday 4.0 - Week #48: carriers

This morning, I was flipping through the pages of the notebook I bring to church. Out of curiosity, I looked at the first entry, the page I left undated because I thought I had abundant faith and uncertainty if four walls could generate a deeper sense of purpose. I thought I had enough reminders in life — humans, places, situations. Like the sunsets created enough of an exhale, allowing me to find gratitude on the heaviest days.

But this entry reminded me why I continue to attend, sitting quietly so I can absorb the message that expands my grace and creates calm in my chaos. Those four walls build community organically, design timely messages to heal and rejuvenate, and welcome all to be carriers of hope. Those four walls contain a plethora of love and have enough courage to expand in untraditional ways, piloting a more impactful sense of doing life together. Because together is more hopeful.

May you find ways to be a carrier of hope... through the good and the bad, the organized and the messy, the inhale and the exhale.

> > Soulful Saturday 4.0 - Week #41: daily

For almost a year, I’ve had three daily books, each containing a single page of wisdom or intentional reminders. At first, I read them every night before bed, checked the task off, and felt less overwhelmed because it took less than five minutes. But when I started missing a night — too tired, too busy, too rushed — it became easier to miss the next one. Ironically, I spent more time thinking about it than it would’ve taken to just do it.

Eventually, I’d catch up to the current date and vow to stay consistent. But each time I did, the catch-up process felt more like a chore: flipping pages just to return to where I was “supposed” to be, missing the entire point of the pause I wanted to create.

And now, for the first time all year, I’m a day ahead. Not because I’m trying a new strategy, but because the small daily tasks finally added up to something different: feeling a bit less rushed, a bit less obligated, a bit less pressured. And sometimes that tiny sense of accomplishment is enough to nudge us into doing the next thing we’ve been putting off… like exercise. :)