U.S. Politics, muscadines, and learning to be the mountain

tips & insights on cultivating a slower, well-rooted life

Before we dive in to this week’s edition of the slow down, I wanted to say a quick thank you to those of you who read this week’s essay on the newest turn in my faith journey. Your emails and texts were so encouraging. I feel abundantly grateful for your readership and look forward to continuing the conversation.

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Welcome to the slow down, a column featuring tips and insights to create a slower, well-rooted life.

This week, like many of us, politics have been on my brain. I’ve been wondering, What is a slow, rooted approach to this election season? I don’t have it all figured out, but here are a few tips & insights that are holding me down as we move through these strange and confounding days.