Amy Secrist

Tag: Advent

  • Joy (?)

    Joy (?)

    My family has chosen “Joy” as the theme of our last week of Advent (even though it really doesn’t matter). For years my intention in practicing Yoga was to find, manifest, exude, realize “my true nature,” Contentment. And then one day on my first silent retreat, which happened to fall into the virtual zoom world…

  • Advent Doesn’t Matter.

    Advent Doesn’t Matter.

    Yes, I admit it! I could give this post a million different titles, and I choose this one. I’m hoping somebody somewhere wants to read the next line: Unless it does. Truly Advent doesn’t matter. And truly it does. It depends. It’s the circumstances and the details of our lives that decide it. I’ve written…

  • Waking Up & Lighting Your Own Way: How Creating Space for Advent Allows God to Nurture You

    Waking Up & Lighting Your Own Way: How Creating Space for Advent Allows God to Nurture You

    I am sitting by candle light in the early morning hours while I write.  This isn’t typical, but I needed to get some words written before the household began stirring, and I needed something to off-set the glow of the computer screen.  Now that it’s flickering in the corner of the living room, I realize…