05/01/2026
May
May always feels like things are finally moving again.
Not in a rushed way—but in that quiet, undeniable way where the garden starts filling in whether we’re ready or not. Herbs pushing back through soil. Weeds showing up uninvited. Longer light stretching into the evening while the day still feels too short.
Life starts to feel a little louder this month.
And in a house, or a life, or a body that’s already full… that can feel like a lot.
So I’ve been trying to meet this season differently.
Not by adding more. But by noticing what is already here.
The day I realize I’ve been holding my shoulders up without noticing.
Pausing in the doorway for a second before moving on to the next thing.
Actually smelling the herbs when I walk past them instead of only seeing them.
Remembering, briefly, to come back into myself before the day pulls me forward again.
These aren’t big moments. They’re almost easy to miss. But they’re the ones that have been bringing me back to myself lately.
And I think that’s what I keep coming back to—care doesn’t always have to be something added in. Sometimes it’s just noticing what’s already happening and not skipping past it.
In my work right now, I’m continuing to lean into that same rhythm: simpler offerings, seasonal herbs, and things that feel useful in the middle of real, everyday life—not separate from it.
My spiritual work is still here too, just no longer the center of what I’m building. It will show up in a more intentional, quieter way alongside everything else as this continues to evolve.
Mostly, I’m letting things grow where the light feels most natural to follow.
If May feels full for you too, I hope you don’t try to force it into something smaller or more manageable than it is.
Maybe instead just notice the small moments that are already happening inside it.
Even if they’re easy to miss.
Even if they don’t feel like enough.
They still matter.
-Rev. Kari
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