If this season has kept you busy—with never-ending to-dos, vacation plans, and lots of outings (for me, it’s climbing season)—you’re not alone. This time of year can feel like it’s meant for movement, not stillness.
After all, the days are longer, the light stretches later into the evening, and there’s that subtle pressure to make the most of every extra hour.
But maybe—especially in all this motion—stillness is exactly what we need. Not instead of the fun, but gently woven between it.
I read this quote the other day and thought – how appropriate

“The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.”
​— Sydney J. Harris (Chicago Sun-Times columnist)

Lately, I’ve been forgetting to respond to text messages. I keep telling friends, “We should do coffee soon,” but somehow the days slip past. The weeks are packed, the weekends I’m in the mountains, and in between I find myself wondering—do I need a rest day, even from all this good busyness?
It’s strange, isn’t it? Even the things we love can start to feel like just one more thing. And in all the doing, something softer—something quieter—starts to call for our attention.
When we’re at our busiest, we tend to put rest, reflection, and stillness at the bottom of the list—telling ourselves we’ll get to it later.
What if the very thing we’re postponing is the thing that would bring us back to ourselves?

That’s why Laura and I keep holding space for Heart on Paper—our monthly journaling workshop. It’s a gentle invitation to return to that quiet place within, even for just a little while.
Our intention is simple:
To help you find what’s already inside you—clarity, courage, quiet knowing—and give it room to breathe on the page.

“Writing is medicine. It is an appropriate antidote to injury. It is an appropriate companion for any difficult change.”
— Julia Cameron