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Wisdom of the Heart

Wisdom of the Heart provides inspiration and resources for living life with deeper meaning and purpose as you navigate life’s transitions. As a coach and spiritual director, Lisa helps accomplished, spiritually minded people in mid-late career who feel burned out, empty and stuck to reconnect with their purpose, gain clarity about what they most desire and transition to their next fulfilling career or into a thriving retirement with confidence and peace of mind.

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Who Am I Becoming Now? Hi Reader, Over the past few weeks, I’ve been struck by how unpredictable this season has felt. One day it’s 80 degrees and full of light… the next, snow, dark clouds, or heavy winds roll through. Even here in the mid-Atlantic area, the swings have been dramatic -- warmth, then cold, then storms, even tornados, that seem to come out of nowhere. In some ways, it feels like a reflection of the larger moment we’re living in. There is so much happening in the world right...

Hi Reader, Spring is approaching fast. We are already being teased with some warm sunny days and there's a subtle shift in the air, the feeling that something new is beginning to stir. But here’s a question I often sit with at this time of year: Are you stepping into this season with intention, or simply drifting into it? Nature moves through its seasons with wisdom and rhythm. Yet in our own lives, we often move from one season to the next without pausing to notice what is changing within...

Hi Reader, Last week I offered a reflection for Well for the Journey's Well Being Wednesday that explored a question that feels especially relevant in our times: What if fragmentation is not the deepest truth about us? Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in Letter From A Birmingham Jail wrote: “We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” Even when life feels divided…even when relationships feel...

Something is Stirring Hi Reader, Have you felt it? Not full spring. Not yet. But something shifting. And this year, early February holds a quiet convergence. There are at least four events from various spiritual traditions that happen around this time of year, but since they are all tied to sun and moon cycles in different ways their dates on our Gregorian calendar shift each year. This year they all fell with within the first two weeks of February - three of the four happened this week!...

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Beneath the Surface Hi Reader, Winter looks like stillness on the surface, but beneath the ground, something essential is happening. In January, we’re often met with loud messages about fresh starts, bold goals, and decisive action. And yet, the natural world tells a different story. Winter is not a pause button so much as a shift in the kind of work being done. Roots deepen. Old matter breaks down. Nutrients gather quietly in the dark. Many of us sense this same tension within ourselves. We...

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The Sacred Space Between Letting Go and What’s Next Hi Reader, As we move deeper into autumn, I’m noticing how this season invites us to loosen our grip and trust what needs to fall away. In one of the community groups I’m part of, we recently discerned that it was time to let go of a long-cherished part of our shared life. It had served us well for many years — but its season had passed. Even though it was a tender decision, we could sense it was right. Now we’re in that in-between moment —...

Hi Reader, Have you ever reached a point in your career where what once felt right no longer does? Maybe you’ve outgrown the role that once energized you. Maybe you’re questioning whether to stay, to leave, or to make a shift. Or maybe you simply sense that something needs to change, but you can’t quite name what. That’s what it means to be at a career crossroads. Today I’m opening up a new small group experience called Career Crossroads: Discerning Your Way Forward. It’s a 4-session journey...