vulnerability and what it means to be wholehearted.

one of the best ideas i've heard in a while - the concept and theory of wholeheartedness, shared by brene brown, phd, from the university of houston in texas. found via donald miller's blog with his notes here.

come autumn.

nothing inspires me more than creation, particularly when it is shifting between seasons, settling into yet another pattern, one that is familiar yet fresh and new each year.  invigorating as it is, change inherently involves the deadening of a thing and the subsequent coming forth of the living.


*images taken in and around starved rock park in illinois.