"The work of Body Oak Cliff has given me ways to look
at my life and the habits that were forming my way of living.
This has allowed me to do some of the harder soul-work
that it’s easy to neglect when serving others."
"My entire household functions at a higher level
thanks to the work I've done through Body Oak Cliff."
"My journey of self-awareness and of learning
how to live a fully-alive life has only just begun...
...but my heart has surely been radically changed!"
Reflections & Stories
When Did Racism End?
Guest post by Joel Pulis Last fall, I saw Harriet in the theater. (Remember going out to see movies?!?) It’s the extraordinary story of Harriet Tubman’s escape from slavery and her leadership in the Underground Railroad movement in the 1850s. The depiction of Tubman’s faith and learning how she sought practical, mystical instructions in leading…
The Stories We Tell Ourselves
Guest post by Joel Pulis Over the past 3 weeks, I’ve been doing a lot of soul searching. As the world responds and reacts to the murder of George Floyd, my eyes have been glued to the screen and my heart has been wrenched again and again. But I have been uncertain what to say…
Create More Than You Consume (Guiding Principles of Slowing, #5)
[Author’s note: I wrote this post before the the chaos of COVID-19 was fully upon us, but I think it applies now more than ever. Many of us find ourselves with unprecedented amounts of free time and/or alone time and are wondering what to do with ourselves. The temptation may be to dig our heels…