Hi again!

An extra note this month, because Oasis talk date changed and it’s coming right up.

How to Care about Everything without Carrying Everything
Reflections on politics, the news, and the state of the world

Salt Lake Oasis
Sunday, October 4
11 am
Parker Theatre Studio
North Building
3601 S State Street
South Salt Lake

People have been requesting this topic for quite some time. And like every counselor I know, I have a lot of experience sitting with distraught people after an election.

I don't have a magic wand, unfortunately. I do have a few perspectives and reminders that help me, what I keep coming back to when things look bleak. They may help some other humans too.

We'll get into the way our nervous systems evolved that make this so hard to carry, the news and our sense of proportion, the suffering our minds pile on top of the real thing, acceptance that isn't resignation, where our institutions come from, how to stay engaged without being gutted, and how to figure out what's yours to do.

Also: I'm halfway through a sabbatical

Last week on the blog I shared what motivated me to take seven months off and how it's been so far. The short version is I wanted to see what happened when I stopped pressuring myself. So far it's been creatively generative and clarifying my priorities moving forward. Also there's a violin. Practice opens in January.

Hope to see you October 4.

Warmly,

Sara