Making a New Season of...

Time truly does fly. And with each year—each turn around the sun—I feel myself growing wiser. Not because life gets easier, but because I’m learning to meet it differently. The challenges shift; they become more nuanced, sometimes more daunting. Yet the part of me that faces them is no longer the same.

Pushing Through the Mud

In the moments when life feels thick—when it feels like I’m moving through mud instead of air—I’ve learned to return to the one place that is always steady: within. Unity teaches that the Christ Light, the indwelling wisdom, is never absent. It’s not something we chase; it’s something we remember.

And these past three years have tested that remembering.

Moving across the country, navigating the pandemic, learning to rebuild a sense of home on the West Coast—each chapter felt like its own initiation. But in the middle of that upheaval, I was blessed to discover a spiritual community in Hayes Valley that helped me deepen my practice of practical spirituality. They gave me tools not just to survive the “river of shadows,” but to cross it—to build a bridge toward my most authentic self.

Looking back, I see that my true self had been peeking out all along, in moments of grace I didn’t always recognize. I crossed paths with people who saw my worth before I knew how to claim it. People who held space for my light, who reminded me of my resilience when I forgot I had any, who walked with me through seasons when I believed there was no way forward.

pushing through the mud

Every version of me that has existed—every chapter I once judged, dismissed, or wished away—has become part of the “me” I can rely on today. Unity calls this the unfolding of divine potential, the evolution of consciousness. Nothing wasted. Everything useful. Every step, even the muddy ones, part of the spiritual curriculum.

My question to you is this:

From the pandemic to where you stand today, what are the lessons that are helping you navigate these unprecedented times? How have they shaped your choices, your spiritual grounding, and your ability to meet the new challenges appearing at your doorstep now?

I’d love to hear what’s unfolding for you.

For that reason, I find time and again as I ride the expected and unexpected waves that to stay centered, I go back within. The last 3-years have been a non-stop rollercoaster, moving across the country, being in the West Coast during the pandemic was its own test. I was fortunate to have found a spiritual community in Hayes Valley that equipped me further to traverse the river of shadows and build a bridge to meet my authentic self. Mind you, throughout the years I was able to allow my true self to peek out into the world every so often and at times luckily come across individuals that saw my worth, and my light and my faith in human relations that did not hesitate to take me under their wings and equip me to navigate moments when I thought I didn't have it in me to pull through or I didn't see a way out. The many versions of me that have transpired played a role in my shaping the 'me' that I can count on.

My question to you is: Through the pandemic to today, what are the lessons that are helping you to navigate the new unprecedented times and how are they shaping your choices to overcome the new set of challenges that your facing today?