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Navigating the 4 Phases of a Sabbatical

Four phases are common to a good sabbatical experience, but each one is fraught with temptations that can sabotage the best of intentions.

Navigating the 4 Phases of a Sabbatical

Four phases are common to a good sabbatical experience, but each one is fraught with temptations that can sabotage the best of intentions.

Building Your Sabbatical Plan

There is no magic plan or secret formula for a great sabbatical. However, there is no great sabbatical without a plan.

OFF-RAMPS and ON-RAMPS: The Hidden Secret of a Healthy Sabbatical

A Sabbatical can be an amazing gift, but your your off-ramp from everyday life can ruin it before you start.

Healthy Sabbaticals Start Here:: GET CLEAR ABOUT YOUR WHY

If your thinking about a sabbatical, this is the place to start.

When Your Scaffolding Won’t Support You

A strange thing catches people off guard as they get older. The rhythms and practices of self-care that used to support our well-being...

"PLAY" is Not a Four-Letter Word

Okay, yeah, I know it is a four-letter word. But, the point is, too many of us treat the notion of play as something anathema. We see it...

Rest Before You Need It

You ever noticed that we equate rest with laziness and glamorize exhaustion as a symbol of significance? I sat with a group of pastors...

The Power of ONE THING

Every day every leader must find a way to cut through the fog and the clamor of the urgent in order to focus their attentions on what...

How Can My Triggers Help Me?

We get triggered when our buttons are pushed and we become somebody we’re not or, at least, someone we don’t want to be. What if these trig

Holding the Tension of Joy and Lament

I used to think that seasons of difficulty and sorrow were temporary challenges interrupting the normal equilibrium of life. They were...