Ear of the
Heart
Reflections, guidance, and gentle stories for listening deeply — to yourself, your loved ones, and the world around you.
The Spiritual Practice of Boundaries: Saying Yes, Saying No, Staying Whole
For those in caregiving roles, helping professions, ministry, or deeply relational lives, constant yes-ing can begin to feel like proof of compassion and commitment. But over time, always saying yes can leave us exhausted, resentful, disconnected from ourselves, and unable to offer care in sustainable ways.
Boundaries are not the opposite of love. Often, they are what make love sustainable.
The Wheel of the Year: Living the Cycle of Life, Death, and Rebirth
There is a rhythm to life that we don’t always notice… until something changes. A season shifts. A loss occurs. Something ends, and something else, quietly or unexpectedly, begins.
In many spiritual traditions, this rhythm is understood as a cycle. One of the most well-known expressions of this idea is called the Wheel of the Year.
The Language of Stillness: What Silence Can Teach Us
In many areas of life, we are taught that words are the most important part of communication. We learn how to explain, persuade, and comfort through language. Yet in some of the most meaningful moments of life—grief, prayer, deep listening, or sitting beside someone who is dying—words often fall away.
What remains is silence.
Sacred Ordinary: How Everyday Moments Become Meaningful
The Sacred Ordinary is the practice of recognizing that everything—washing dishes, walking the dog, holding a loved one’s hand—can become a spiritual act when we slow down and pay attention.
It’s not about doing more. It’s about noticing more.
When we attend to the smallest details of daily life with presence, gratitude, and love, we begin to sense that the sacred isn’t somewhere else, it’s right here.