"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
Slowing: An Antidote to Consumerism
In each and every moment, love is available to us in such quantities that, even if spread across the span of a natural human life, we could not fully enjoy or appreciate it. Every moment is bursting with life – life abundant, the kind of life that both awakens and nearly (but not quite) satisfies…
There’s No Such Thing as Perfect Parenting (A Final Reflection)
When I’m a parent, I’m going to do better. That’s what I told myself when I went through Faithwalking in 2013 and learned that we all have childhood wounds, many of which are caused by our parents. Armed with the knowledge and experience of those retreats, I felt powerful and sure-footed. I knew all the…
The Gift of Intergenerational Dialogue (Part 6)
Think about the divisions facing our country right now. We can’t agree on the best way to approach education, healthcare, crime, and so many other important topics. We can (mostly) agree that our current system is broken, but there’s no consensus on the best path to improvement. I don’t want to suggest that there is…