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Thin Spaces

by Rev. Dr. Kelly Jackson Brooks. LPCCJuly 17, 2024 Spirituality0 comments
In the fall of 2019, I had the privilege of participating in a retreat for mental health and spiritualcare providers focused on the theme of Thin Spaces. I was familiar with the concept of ThinIn the fall of 2019, I had the privilege of participating in a retreat for mental health and spiritualcare providers focused on the theme of Thin Spaces. I was familiar with the concept of...
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It Is What It Is

by Rev. Dr. Kelly Jackson Brooks. LPCCJuly 9, 2024 Change, Events, Miscellaneous0 comments
I am excited to announce that last week, I was on a real vacation! What I mean by a realvacation is this – this particular trip had nothing to do with my profession nor was ittacked on to a work-related trip, I did not take work-related projects to complete rather asilly romance novel I found for $5.00 at the local bookstore, and best of all I had zeroaccess to the internet. There was...
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Americana

by Rev. Dr. Kelly Jackson Brooks. LPCCJuly 3, 2024 Uncategorized0 comments
Growing up, my extended family would gather in a New Mexico ski resort town every year forthe 4 th of July holiday. This sleepy mountain town where we gathered for our annual familyreunion existed purely on tourism and during the winter months, this was a busy village filledwith skiers and snowboarders alike. To the villages credit, they had managed to provide asmattering of summer activities...
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Lessons From Landscapes

by Rev. Dr. Kelly Jackson Brooks. LPCCJune 25, 2024 Uncategorized0 comments
A month or so ago, my spring travels found me in Pittsburgh, PA. I was attending the Festival ofHomiletics as both an attendee and a host of a Chrysalis Counseling For Clergy booth. I haveattended this event for several years and I have developed a fondness for this gathering for manyreasons: 1) For the ecumenical gathering aspect and 2) For the physical annual shift in locationthat...
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Living Into the Golden Rule

by Rev. Dr. Kelly Jackson Brooks. LPCCJune 18, 2024 Change, Health and wholeness0 comments
When my daughter was in 3 rd -5 th grades, she participated in our local Junior Derby League on ateam called the Marionettes. Just image a group of young girls ages 8-12 expressing themselvesin colorful dress and makeup, and playing a full-contact roller-skating sport. Everything aboutthis was fun for me. I enjoyed watching the practices and bouts, listening to the 80s and 90smusic blasting...
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Passing The Torch

by Rev. Dr. Kelly Jackson Brooks. LPCCJune 11, 2024 Calling, Events, Stories0 comments
This is my absolute favorite photo of my ordination. The photo itself is from the local townnewspaper where I was ordained. The photo is a little grainy and the details are difficult to makeout, which is one of the many reasons this is the photo I have framed in my office.When I look at this photo, I am reminded of not only the day I was ordained, but I am remindedof the somewhat grainy and...
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The Litmus Test

by Rev. Dr. Kelly Jackson Brooks. LPCCJune 4, 2024 Anxiety and Stress0 comments
I remember the morning well…It was mid-February and to say I had a lot going on in my life both personally and professionallywould be the understatement of the year. I was feeling both exhilarated and emotionallyexhausted. I was not eating or sleeping well, and I was feeling as if my emotional state waschanging by the minute, if not by the second. Some significant shifts were about to...
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Transitions & a Cup of Coffee

I am a big fan of coffee – church coffee, boutique coffee, Starbucks. It does not completely matter to me if my coffee originates from an espresso maker crafted ever so carefully with beautiful artwork showing through the foam from the local coffee shop, or straight from the verismo tucked in the corner of my office. I just enjoy my coffee.

I am also a fan of sharing sacred conversations with those dearest and most important to me over something as simple or complex as a cup of coffee. Conversations that are light and fun that share in celebrations and excitement, and conversations that sit on the soul in a different way. It’s the conversations of life, and laughter, tears, frustrations, broken relationships, and reconciliation. I enjoy a full life of connection.

I find myself this season seeped in sacred conversations embodied by the topic of transitions. These sacred conversations are conversations I find myself having with others as well as with myself. Transitions that include relationship shifts, employment discernment, and faith community affiliations. And yes, these conversations often happen over a simple, yet complex cup of coffee which for me, serves as a reminder of that which is a constant in my life – a grounding if you will to what is present, now. 

I encourage each of you to find your grounding  – in the midst of simple and complicated and complex conversations which is what makes life so very rich. Seek out those whom you love and care for dearly, and share in this grounding wherever those moments take you. 

Grace & Peace,

The Chrysalis Team

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