Elisa Juarez
Nuts & Now Moments
November 17, 2024 It has taken considerable thought and reflection to know what to write this month. I’ve been sitting with a mesh bag of...
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Elisa Juarez
Jun 183 min read
The Power of Community
June 17, 2024 Last month I wrote about home, and how we create, experience, and care for it. This month I’ve gained a new perspective...
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Elisa Juarez
Nov 19, 20232 min read
The Welcome Table
November 17, 2021 Thanksgiving is a celebration of harvest, heritage, and home. The table is a central gathering place where family and...
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Elisa Juarez
Jun 10, 20232 min read
Boxes, Blooms, & Being Home
June 7, 2023 It’s been a month! Since my last writing, we have moved from our one-bedroom, 3rd floor apartment to a three-bedroom home in...
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Elisa Juarez
Apr 23, 20233 min read
New Space
April 23, 2023 I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. -Lao Tzu...
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Elisa Juarez
Feb 2, 20232 min read
Wisdom & Clay Pots
February 2, 2023 I’ve been thinking about this idea that wisdom comes with age, and what that really means. Clearly, it’s not automatic....
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Elisa Juarez
Jan 16, 20233 min read
Mile Markers
January 16, 2023 This year ends in a three. That makes it a mile marker for me, a new decade starting this month. So, naturally I am...
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Elisa Juarez
Dec 28, 20222 min read
What to Be in '23
December 28, 2022 This is one of my favorite weeks of the year as we linger in the afterglow of Christmas. It feels like a sacred pause...
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Elisa Juarez
Sep 19, 20223 min read
The Next Right Thing
September 18, 2022 Just do the next right thing Take a step, step again It is all that I can do The next right thing. I won’t look too...
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Elisa Juarez
Sep 5, 20222 min read
Rain & Radiance
September 4, 2022 At the end of a scorching, dry summer, finally there was a pattern change. It came just as my dad was slipping away...
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Elisa Juarez
Jul 14, 20222 min read
The Watering Can
July 14, 2022 Some seasons are brutal. This summer qualifies. Due to a long stretch of triple-digit days, I’m doing double shifts with...
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Elisa Juarez
Jul 8, 20223 min read
Father of the Bride
July 7, 2022 Last weekend Art and I watched the 2022 version of Father of the Bride starring Andy Garcia and Gloria Estefan. They play...
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Elisa Juarez
Jun 26, 20222 min read
Lightness of Being
June 26, 2022 “Joy is the most infallible sign of the Presence of God.” I’ve come to believe that joy is like a hidden treasure buried...
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Elisa Juarez
Jun 19, 20222 min read
Summer Self-care
June 12, 2022 I’ll take care of me for you, and you take care of you for me. –Jim Rohn One of the greatest gifts we can give our loved...
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Elisa Juarez
Jun 12, 20222 min read
Savor
June 5, 2022 As summer rolls in after some very painful and difficult weeks, I wonder how to savor this season. Summer begs us to pause...
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Elisa Juarez
Jun 12, 20222 min read
Miracle Gro
May 23, 2022 "When gardeners garden, it is not just plants that grow, but the gardeners themselves.” – -Ken Druse Planting and...
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Elisa Juarez
Apr 3, 20224 min read
Holding & Healing
Reposted from April 2021 in honor & memory of my dear friend, Kim who passed away in May 2021. On Monday morning, the day after Easter, I...
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Elisa Juarez
Mar 13, 20223 min read
Letting Go
March 13, 2022 If I had to name two life lessons that have been the hardest for me to learn, they would be patience and letting go....
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Elisa Juarez
Feb 20, 20222 min read
Space & Grace
February 20, 2022 “Take note of this: Be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry.” --James 1: 16 One of the intentions I...
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Elisa Juarez
Jan 16, 20223 min read
About Ambivalence
The training for my new position has included some valuable reading and self-assessment tools. Any time we want to truly help others, it...
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